Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of Myanmar (Burma) flowing about 2,170 km (1,350 mi) southward to the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. It is the chief river of the country.
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- noun the main river of Myanmar rising in the north and flowing south through the length of Burma to empty into the Andaman Sea
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Examples
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His boat the sampan on which he worked as a helper and errand-boy had been found to need repairs after sailing up the Irrawaddy from the Bay of Bengal.
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With the latest steps to unblock sites, Myanmar residents now have access to a wide array of foreign news sources, as well as dissident publications such as the Irrawaddy, which is based in Thailand and regularly publishes scathing criticisms of Myanmar's government.
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Irrawaddy, which is the main river of Burmah; and the first you see of the town is the Shway Dagohn Pagoda, the gilded cone above the trees.
The Belted Seas Arthur Willis Colton
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_ -- Of the rivers of Burma the Irrawaddy is the most important.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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In response to the minister's remarks, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday reiterated her appeal to Myanmar and China to re-evaluate the project, calling the Irrawaddy "the most significant geographical feature of our country."
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On the right of the Irrawaddy is the river of Bassein, the mouth of it about one hundred and fifty miles from that of the Irrawaddy, and running up the country in an angle towards it until it joins it about four hundred miles up in the interior.
Olla Podrida Frederick Marryat 1820
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They had not even been able to block the river by sinking steamers, &c., across it, for, on the very day of the receipt of orders to advance, the armed steamers, the "Irrawaddy" and "Kathleen," engaged the nearest Burmese batteries, and brought out from under their guns the king's steamer and some barges which were lying in readiness for this very purpose.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Time.com: 'Irrawaddy' Magazine Closes, Deepening Burma's Isolation
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Time.com: 'Irrawaddy' Magazine Closes, Deepening Burma's Isolation
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Time.com: 'Irrawaddy' Magazine Closes, Deepening Burma's Isolation
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