Burma (Noun)
Meaning
A mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Myanmar, previously known as Burma, shares its borders with India, Bangladesh, China, Laos, and Thailand.
- After gaining independence from British colonial rule, the country known as Burma was renamed Myanmar in 1989.
- Opium poppy cultivation is concentrated mainly in the Shan State of Myanmar, which was previously called Burma.
- The government of the state of Myanmar or Burma as many still call it has banned the production and trafficking of opium.
- Myanmar officially known as Burma was a major supplier of opium across the globe in the 20th century until it began falling.