Myan ‧ mar /ˈmjænmɑːʳ/ BrE AmE
a country in southeast Asia, to the east of India and Bangladesh, and to the west of China and Thailand. Many people around the world still call it ‘Burma’ even though its name officially changed in 1989. Population 47,758,181 (2008). Capital: Yangon (formerly called Rangoon in English). ⇨ ↑ Aung San Suu Kyi
—Myanmarese /ˌmjænmɑːˈriːz/ noun , adjective