YANGÔN Meaning of YANGÔN in English Yan ‧ gôn /jæŋ'ɡɒn $ jɑːŋˈɡɔːn/ BrE AmE the capital of Myanmar (Burma), known as Rangoon until 1989. It is on the Yangôn River, near the Gulf of Martaban. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012