Myanmar
[ mahy-ahn-mah ]
/ maɪˈɑn mɑ /
noun
Union of,
official name of Burma.
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Myanmar
Myanma
/ (ˈmaɪænmɑː, ˈmjænmɑː) /
noun
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. 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. Pop: 55 167 330 (2013 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