Pegu

[pe-goo]

noun

1. earlier name for the city of Bago.

Pegu

/ pɛˈɡuː /

noun

1. a city in S Myanmar: capital of a united Burma (16th century). Pop: 307 000 (2005 est)

Other Word Forms

• Peguan adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pegu¹

First recorded in 1700–05; British pronunciation of Bago ( def. )

Example Sentences

Mr Pegu says while it is not possible to "go from village to village and meet every person", authorities have been holding campaigns at the grassroots level to teach people how to distinguish poisonous mushrooms from edible ones.

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"We ensure that they get free ration under the public distribution system," Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu says.

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Three years ago, the Kyaw Thaung family partied at the Pegu Club.

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The Pegu Club project befitted the family’s East-meets-West positioning and the optimism of a country newly engaging with the world.

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Even the renovation of the Pegu Club depended on a deal in which the Kyaw Thaungs had to pay at least $510,000 a year to a military conglomerate, the agreement for the club shows.

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