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Myanmar

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmaɪænmɑː^r/, /ˈmjænmɑː^r/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mī än′mä)

My•an•mar (mī än′mä),USA pronunciation n.

Place Names Union of, official name of Burma.

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Myanmar, Myanma /ˈmaɪænmɑː; ˈmjænmɑː/ n

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; military rule was imposed following a coup in 1962. 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

'Myanmar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Arakan Yoma - Aung San Suu Kyi - Bassein - Bengal - Burma - Burma Road - Burmese - Chindwin - dacoit - golden triangle - Imphal - Indochina - Irrawaddy - Lashio - Mandalay - Martaban - Mekong - Mergui Archipelago - Middle East - Moulmein - Munro - Nay Pyi Taw - Pegu - pyinkado - ruby - Salween - Shan State - Slim - Southeast Asia - Stilwell - talapoin - Wingate - Yangon - Karen - kyat - Sittwe

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