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Myanmar

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Noun

1. burma, myanmar, union of burma

a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal

Example Sentences:
'much opium is grown in Myanmar'

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Myanmar

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noun
a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea: unified from small states in 1752; annexed by Britain (1823–85) and made a province of India in 1886; became independent in 1948. It is generally mountainous, with the basins of the Chindwin and Irrawaddy Rivers in the central part and the Irrawaddy delta in the south. Official language: Burmese. Religion: Buddhist majority. Currency: kyat. Capital: Yangon, with the seat of government at Nay Pyi Taw. Pop: 53 370 609 (2017 est). Area: 676 577 sq km (261 228 sq miles)
. Official full name: the Union of Myanmar. Former official name (until 1989, though still widely used): Burma

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Myanmar

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country in SE Asia, on the Indochinese peninsula: modern state founded in 18th cent.; under British control from 1885 to 1948: 261,228 sq mi (676,578 sq km); pop. 35,314,000; cap. Yangon: officially, a federation of states called Union of Myanmar

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Myanmar

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A country of southeast Asia on the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Site of ancient Mon and Burman kingdoms, Burma was a province of British India from 1886 to 1937 and a separate crown colony from 1937 to 1948, when it gained its independence. The civilian government was overthrown by a military coup in 1962 and again in 1988. The country was officially renamed Myanmar in 1989. Naypyidaw is the capital and Yangon (Rangoon) is the largest city.

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