Bassein

[ buh-seyn ]

noun
  1. a city in southwestern Myanmar (Burma), near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.

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Bassein

/ (bɑːˈseɪn) /


noun
  1. a city in Myanmar, on the Irrawaddy delta: a port on the Bassein River (the westernmost distributary of the Irrawaddy). Pop: 231 000 (2005 est)

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