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Definition of Rangoon
1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta.
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Burma, Myanmar, Union Of Burma
Definition of Rangoon
1. Proper noun. The former and still widely usedFor example the US government still uses it (as of March 15, 2007; CIA - The World Factbook) spelling of the largest city and former capital of Myanmar (Burma). The spelling Yangon is preferred by the Burmese and has also become widely accepted. The administrative capital has been moved to Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rangoon
Literary usage of Rangoon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"rangoon. wooden bridge, and proceeding northwards along the eastern foot the ...
The rangoon and Irawadi Valley State Railway runs nearly due north for 6ol ..."
2. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"There are four Universities: The University of rangoon, founded in 1920; the
University of .Mandalay. formerly an Intermediate College, granted university ..."
3. Baptist Missionary Magazineby American Baptist Foreign Mission Society by American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (1899)
"166 Illustration : Press Room of Baptist Mission Press, rangoon A NEW ... Mrs.
Mary M. Rose 137 Illustration : Home of the School LIFE AT rangoon COLLEGE. ..."
4. The History of British India by James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson (1858)
"The British Lines at rangoon harassed by the Burmas, — Detachment sent against them,
... Stockades at the Confluence of the rangoon and Lyne Rivers, ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The seat of the vicariate Apostolic is at rangoon. The clergy number 49 European
priests and 8 native priests, and the vicariate has 231 churches and ..."
6. Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum ...by George Knottesford Fortescue by George Knottesford Fortescue (1902)
"HANCOCK (RB) Phonetic Transliteration of rangoon, 1883. 8°. 12906. e. 40. (3.
... rangoon, 1886. 8°. Companion to the Hand-book. Burmese 14302. h. 6. ..."
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