Definitions

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  • proper noun Yangon, which was the capital of Burma or Myanmar before Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw was made the capital.

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  • noun the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta

Etymologies

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From the pronunciation of ရန်ကုန် in the Rakhine dialect of Burmese.

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Examples

  • The decrepitude of the buildings in Rangoon is almost grand.

    Burma 1971

  • The decrepitude of the buildings in Rangoon is almost grand.

    Burma 1971

  • The decrepitude of the buildings in Rangoon is almost grand.

    Burma 1971

  • Two weeks ago my partner, Garrett Larson, and I were in Rangoon, on your street, and passed by your gate.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

  • This last may seem a frivolous question but I sense it is not, and made sure to be told how to make a good Burmese curry while I was in Rangoon, by a young man who drove us between hotel and airport.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

  • The Junta has changed the names of places: Rangoon is now Yangon.

    A Letter from Alice Walker to Aung San Suu Kyi Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

  • This last may seem a frivolous question but I sense it is not, and made sure to be told how to make a good Burmese curry while I was in Rangoon, by a young man who drove us between hotel and airport.

    A Letter from Alice Walker to Aung San Suu Kyi Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

  • By the time we arrived in Rangoon, they were already in Mandalay.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

  • Two weeks ago my partner, Garrett Larson, and I were in Rangoon, on your street, and passed by your gate.

    A Letter from Alice Walker to Aung San Suu Kyi Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

  • By the time we arrived in Rangoon, they were already in Mandalay.

    A Letter from Alice Walker to Aung San Suu Kyi Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009

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