Definitions
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- proper noun
Yangon , which was the capital ofBurma orMyanmar beforeNaypyidaw orNay Pyi Taw was made the capital.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta
Etymologies
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Examples
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The decrepitude of the buildings in Rangoon is almost grand.
Burma 1971
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The decrepitude of the buildings in Rangoon is almost grand.
Burma 1971
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The decrepitude of the buildings in Rangoon is almost grand.
Burma 1971
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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
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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
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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
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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
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By the time we arrived in Rangoon, they were already in Mandalay.
Archive 2009-02-01 Alice Walker Blog Administrator 2009
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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
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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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