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Definition of Myanmar
1. Noun. A mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal. "Much opium is grown in Myanmar"
Geographical relationships: Dacoity, Dakoity, Sino-tibetan, Sino-tibetan Language, Dacoit, Dakoit, Myanmar Monetary Unit
Group relationships: Asean, Association Of Southeast Asian Nations
Generic synonyms: Asian Country, Asian Nation
Terms within: Rangoon, Yangon, Mandalay, Mekong, Mekong River
Group relationships: Indochina, Indochinese Peninsula, Malay Peninsula
Member holonyms: Burmese
Definition of Myanmar
1. Proper noun. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Union of Myanmar. Also known as Burma (which was formerly the official name). ¹
2. Proper noun. The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country of Myanmar, also known as Burmese. ¹
3. Proper noun. Burmese language ¹
4. Proper noun. The script in which the Myanmar language is written. Also known as Burmese. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Myanmar
1. A republic of southeast asia, northwest of thailand, long familiar as burma. Its capital is yangon, formerly rangoon. Inhabited by people of mongolian stock and probably of tibetan origin, by the 3d century a.d. It was settled by hindus. The modern burmese state was founded in the 18th century but was in conflict with the british during the 19th century. Made a crown colony of great britain in 1937, it was granted independence in 1947. In 1989 it became myanmar. The name comes from myanma, meaning the strong, as applied to the burmese people themselves. (12 Dec 1998)
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