Birman
/ (ˈbɜːmən) /
noun
a breed of large long-haired cat having a light-coloured coat with dark face, tail, and legs, and white feet
Word Origin for Birman
variant of
Burman, a Burmese cat
Example sentences from the Web for birman
An officer who had served in the Birman war told us many interesting details of that people.
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. |Hermann Pckler-MuskauAnd we shall yet see the Australian sweeping before him the indolence of the Birman and the Javanese.
"The Birman empire," said Alec, with unhesitating confidence.