What does "burma" mean?
A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.
Burma
/ˈbɝmə/ name
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Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.
- Grammar: burma is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: myanmar, union of burma.
- Usage evidence: Japanese forces marched into Burma.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.
"The province of Yunnan lies in the extreme southwest of the Empire, its southern and western borders forming the northern frontiers of Tongking and Burma respectively. On the north it is bordered by Szechuan, and on the east by Kweichau and Kwangsi. It is the third largest province of the Empire, its area measuring 122,000 square miles, but, as elsewhere remarked, owing to the devastatations^([sic – meaning devastations]) of the Mohammedan rebellion and ensuing plague, its population has been greatly reduced, and now is not more than 6,000,000. Yet its mineral wealth is greater and more varied than that of any other province. Its capital is Yunnan, between which town and Burma a considerable trade is carried on."
Synonyms
All synonyms myanmarunion of burma
Example
"Japanese forces marched into Burma."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "burma"?
Common synonyms include: myanmar, union of burma.
How do you use "burma" in a sentence?
Japanese forces marched into Burma.
How do you pronounce "burma"?
Pronounced /ˈbɝmə/.
Etymology
Borrowed, initially into British English, from Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma); see Myanmar for more. Like in the word Myanmar, the r was not originally pronounced (and is not present in the Burmese term), it is a vowel-lengthening device used by non-rhotic (British) dialects; compare gorm.