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Rangoon - definition and meaning
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.
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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From the pronunciation of ရန်ကုန် in the Rakhine dialect of Burmese.
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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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