Shan State

[shahn, shan]

noun

1. a state in eastern Myanmar (Burma), along the Saiween River. About 56,000 sq. mi. (145,040 sq. km).

Shan State

/ ʃæn, ʃɑːn /

noun

1. an administrative division of E Myanmar: formed in 1947 from the joining of the Federation of Shan States with the Wa States; consists of the Shan plateau crossed by forested mountain ranges reaching over 2100 m (7000 ft). Pop: 4 416 000 (1994 est). Area: 149 743 sq km (57 816 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The Ming family were once one of the most powerful in Myanmar's Shan State, and ran scam centres in Laukkai which held at least 10,000 workers.

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Then, two years ago, an alliance of insurgent groups launched an offensive which drove the Myanmar military out of large areas of Shan State, and took control of Laukkai.

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The Ta'ang National Liberation Army, an armed rebel group, said that military troops shot at the convoy of nine vehicles with machine guns in eastern Shan State.

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BBC Burmese confirmed that seven people were killed in an air strike in Naungcho in northern Shan state.

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BBC Burmese confirmed that seven people were killed in an air strike in Naungcho in northern Shan state.

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