Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Myanmar (Burma) or its people, language, or culture.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Myanmar.
- noun A person of Burmese ancestry.
- noun The Sino-Tibetan language of Myanmar.
- noun A domestic cat of a breed developed in the United States from a cat imported from Southeast Asia, having golden eyes and a short glossy brown, beige, bluish, or gray coat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Burma.
- noun singular or plural An inhabitant or inhabitants of Burma. See
Burman . - noun The language of the people of Burma. It is one of the monosyllabic languages.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Burmah, or its inhabitants.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, from, or pertaining to
Burma (orMyanmar ), the Burmese people or the Burmese language. - noun A person from
Myanmar or of Burmese descent. - noun A medium size, short hair
domestic cat breed , originating inThailand . - proper noun The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country Myanmar. Also known as
Myanmar (which is the name preferred by the country's current government). - proper noun The script in which the Myanmar language is written. Also known as
Myanmar .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Myanmar or its people
- noun a native or inhabitant of Myanmar
- noun the official language of Burma
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Examples
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JOE WASILEWSKI, TRACK BURMESE PYTHONS FOR FLORIDA: The next 10 miles seems to be the hot spot for Burmese pythons.
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JOE WASILEWSKI, TRAPS BURMESE PYTHONS FOR FLORIDA: The next 10 miles seems to be the hot spot for Burmese pythons.
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About 10 years ago, an INDIAN diplomat said to a group of BURMESE POLITICAL ACTIVISTS that they should try to take HER out -- exile -- so that Burmese people will have a chance to get FREEDOM because he saw THE USELESSNESS of HER staying inside BURMA.
unknown title 2009
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Me: i forgot burmese word, how do u say Freedom in Burmese?
mayvelous May 2008
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Tha-U-Wa-A-Pa, or “The Father of the White Monkey” in Burmese, is also the son of Christian missionaries, originally from Texas.
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Tha-U-Wa-A-Pa, or “The Father of the White Monkey” in Burmese, is also the son of Christian missionaries, originally from Texas.
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The eight-line poem in Burmese is about a man brokenhearted after falling for a fashion model, whom he thanks for having taught him the meaning of love.
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The original quotes were written in Burmese language.
Global Voices in English » Myanmar: 150th Anniversary of the Founding of Mandalay City 2009
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The original article was written in Burmese language.
Global Voices in English » Myanmar: Collapse of an Ancient Pagoda 2009
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The original quote is written in Burmese language.
Global Voices in English » Myanmar: Rogue Wind Blasted through Mandalay City 2009
cobaltkat commented on the word Burmese
my husband made the picture section of Burmese. he is in the 2016 blackbeard fest holding our Albino Burmese. so cool!
September 19, 2016