Rangoon
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English
Etymology
From the pronunciation of Burmese ရန်ကုန် (rankun) in the Rakhine dialect.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rangoon
- (historical) Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar before Naypyidaw was made the capital in 2006.
Usage notes
- 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
Translations
Yangon — see Yangon
References
- ^ the US government still used it as of March 15, 2007 (in the CIA World Factbook)