Myanmar
geographical name
Myan·mar
ˈmyän-ˌmär 
variants
or unofficially Burma
country in southeastern Asia located on the Bay of Bengal and crossed by the Tropic of Cancer; administrative capital Naypyidaw, historic capital Yangon area 261,228 square miles (676,578 square kilometers), population 55,623,000
see also burmese sense 1
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“Myanmar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Myanmar. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
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