Burma

[ bur-muh ]

noun

1. a country in Southeast Asia, renamed Myanmar in 1989.

Burma

/ ˈbɜːmə /

noun

1. the former official name (until 1989, though still widely used) of Myanmar

Burma

1. Republic in Southeast Asia , now officially known as Myanmar , bordered by Bangladesh , India , and the Bay of Bengal to the west; China to the north and northeast; Laos and Thailand to the east; and the Andaman Sea to the south. Rangoon is its capital and largest city.

Usage Note

See Myanmar.

Notes

Run by its military in the 1970s and 1980s, Burma saw its economy decline. Free elections in 1990 were won by the main opposition party, but the military government refused to relinquish its powers.

During World War II , the Allies and Japanese troops fought intense campaigns over control of the Burma Road, a vital supply link between China and India.

Under British control until 1948, it then became an independent republic.

Example Sentences

“Myanmar is broken now… The soldier of Burma are enemy for me because they have no mercy... My future is People Defence Force and I like it,” it read.

From BBC

“Lately, we’ve observed various nationalities among our clients, including families and individuals from Afghanistan, Burma, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan, Iraq, and Eritrea,” Karim said.

From Seattle Times

Armed Forces Day marks the day in 1945 when the army of Myanmar, then known as Burma, began its fight against occupying Japanese forces who had taken over after driving out the British.

From Seattle Times

Others have instead joined the resistance forces, said Aung Sett, from the All Burma Federation of Student Unions, which has a long history of fighting military rule.

From BBC

Burma - which bordered Bengal - was invaded by Japan early in the year, and rice imports from that country stopped abruptly.

From BBC