SINCE 1828
Myanmar
geographical name
Myan·mar
| \ ˈmyän-ˌmär
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variants:
or unofficially Burma \ ˈbər-mə
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Definition of Myanmar
country in southeastern Asia located on the Bay of Bengal and crossed by the Tropic of Cancer; administrative capital Naypyidaw, historic capital Yangon area 261,789 square miles (680,651 square kilometers), population 51,419,000
see also burmese
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