Burma and Myanmar

Burma

Burma noun - A mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal.
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Synonyms for Burma

Myanmar and Burma are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Myanmar" instead a noun "Burma".

Nearby Word: Burmese

Myanmar

Myanmar noun - A mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal.
Usage example: much opium is grown in Myanmar
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Synonyms for Myanmar

Burma and Myanmar are semantically related. You can use "Burma" instead a noun "Myanmar".

Nearby Word: Myanma

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • A poor rural boy from the country of Nanzhao (apparently the stand-in for Burma/Myanmar) who rises to become a member of the High Command of Cobra, to the Commander himself.
  • Wiki / Rational Wiki People's Republic of Tyranny: They don't even try to be subtle, with North Korea called the "Democratic People's Republic of Bullshit" and crossing through every reference of "Burma" from the Union of Myanmar.
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