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Burmese

[ber-meez, ‐mees]

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noun

1.

a native or inhabitant of Burma.

2.

Burman (def. 1).

3.

the Tibeto-Burman language of the Burman ethnic group: the official language of Burma.

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adjective

4.

of or pertaining to Burma, its inhabitants, or the language Burmese.

5.

Burman (def. 3).

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Origin:
1815–25; Burm(a) + -ese

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Burmese (bɜːˈmiːz)

—*adj*
1.	of, relating to, or characteristic of Burma (Myanmar), its people, or their language

—n , -mese
2.	a native or inhabitant of Burma (Myanmar)
3.	the official language of Burma (Myanmar), belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family

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