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Burmese /bəːˈmiːz /noun (plural same)1A member of the largest ethnic group of Burma (Myanmar) in SE Asia.Ethnic Burmese form the majority at 67.4%, and the remainder includes the Shans, Rakhines, Mons, Chins, Kachins and the Kayahs....- The name of the country of Burma (or Myanmar, as it is now officially known) is associated with the dominant ethnic group, the Burmese.
- They established kingdoms and expanded their territory, often in conflict with other ethnic groups such as the Burmese (Burman).
2A native or inhabitant of Burma.I tried to tell her that she upheld the only force, apart from fear and greed, strong enough to bind the diverse Burmese into one nation....- This Burmese gets his supplies from a member of the Karen hill tribes.
- There are more than 125 separate ethnic groups represented by the Burmese.
3 [mass noun] The official language of Burma, which is the first language of about 22 million people (75 per cent of the population). It is a tonal Sino-Tibetan language written in an alphabet derived from that of ancient Pali.The Pali alphabet used for written Burmese is made up of eight vowels, three diphthongs, 32 consonants, and several tones....- They constitute three linguistic families, Tibeto-Burman, Mon-Khmer, and Tai, although today Burmese is written and spoken by most.
- In Singapore, a police spokesman said Thursday the letter, which was written in Burmese, contained a low-grade bomb detonator.
4 (also Burmese cat) A cat of a short-coated breed originating in Asia.Thus, Exotic shorthairs, a Burmese or two, and even the occasional Persians can be found among the topmost branches in the family trees of many Scottish folds....- She settled on Burmese and Abyssinians but has bred everything from Somalis to Tonkanese.
- My first flat was a household that varied between four and five people; trying to keep our waste down to one bag a week was a challenge, despite the compost heap we built and two Burmese cats who would eat pretty much everything we offered.
adjectiveRelating to Burma, its people, or their language.After a lovely dinner last week with my parents at a great little Burmese restaurant....- Patton has also been studying the Burmese language with a community of monks around Harvard and is a member of the Buddhist Community there.
- The logbook also contains a detailed account of an 1853 encounter in the Irrawaady River area of Burma with Burmese insurgents fighting British power.
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