- the former official name (until 1989, though still widely used) of Myanmar
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Bur•ma
(bûr′mə),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal. 46,821,943;
261,789 sq. mi. (678,034 sq. km). Cap.: Yangon. Official name, Union of Myanmar.
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'Burma' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Arakan Yoma
- Baoshan
- Bassein
- Bengal
- Buddhism
- Burma Road
- Burman
- Burmese
- Chindit
- Chindwin
- Golden Triangle
- Hinayana
- Imphal
- Indochina
- Irrawaddy
- Karen
- Kunming
- Lashio
- Lolo
- Mandalay
- Manipur
- Martaban
- Mergui
- Merrill's Marauders
- Middle East
- Mon-Khmer
- Moulmein
- Mountbatten
- Munro
- Myanmar
- Myingyan
- Naga
- Nay Pyi Taw
- Pakokku
- Pegu
- Prome
- Slim
- Stilwell
- Tanen Taunggyi
- Union of Burma
- Wingate
- Yangon
- baby primrose
- bur
- dacoit
- dacoity
- kyat
- lungi
- mon