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Rangoon

British  
/ ræŋˈɡuːn /

noun

  1. the former official name (until 1989, but still widely used) of Yangon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On VE Day, 8 May 1945 - when the war ended in Europe - Yavar was in Rangoon filming the recently re-taken capital.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2025

From frying crab Rangoon to sneaking naps on bags of rice, her story illustrates one family’s struggle to grasp the American dream, but it’s not all stir-fry and fortune cookies.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2023

And so it has these strange lines out of this guy going into this reverie about being posted in Rangoon.

From Washington Post Mar. 3, 2023

The wadded-up paper filling the body of the takeout container — rather than cargo of a lot more crab Rangoon — is the letdown here.

From Seattle Times Mar. 2, 2023

Kinda soggy and cool crab Rangoon, but still.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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