Rangoon
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From the pronunciation of Burmese ရန်ကုန် (rankun) in the Rakhine dialect.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Rangoon
- (historical) Yangon, which was the capital of Burma or Myanmar before Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw was made the capital.
Usage notes
[edit]- Rangoon was the historical spelling, based on the pronunciation of the city's autonym in the Rakhine dialect of Burmese. It is still widely used.[1] The spelling Yangon, preferred by the Burmese, has also become widely accepted.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Yangon — see Yangon
References
[edit]- ^ the US government still used it as of March 15, 2007 (in the CIA World Factbook)