Used in a Sentence

burmese

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for burmese.

Editorial note

Like many animals previously unknown north of the Equator, the Burmese python arrived through the pet trade.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

The script in which the Burmese language is written.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of burmese gathered in one view.

noun

The script in which the Burmese language is written.

adjective

Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.

noun

(zoology) A medium-sized, short-haired domestic cat of a breed originating in Thailand.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for burmese.

noun

The script in which the Burmese language is written.

adjective

Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.

noun

(zoology) A medium-sized, short-haired domestic cat of a breed originating in Thailand.

noun

The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country Burma. Also known as Myanmar (which is the name preferred by the country's current government).

Example sentences

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Like many animals previously unknown north of the Equator, the Burmese python arrived through the pet trade.

2

One could be generous to the author and say that he just spotted Java on the Wikipedia map[0] of the Burmese python's range.

3

As a side note, I should clarify (if some people were in doubt) that I don't agree with the Burmese decision.

4

I did not hear about the Burmese python strangling the 2 year-old...

5

> set up his 'wealthy, modern' state by money laundering for Burmese junta D'oh!

6

Being the smartass I am, I tried finding if the first discovery of the Burmese python was south of the equator to give the author more credit.

7

It's pretty clear we need to eat these animals: LionFish, Asian Carp, Burmese Python (any Python really) - are all meats that are well worthy of the table.

8

And judging by the pace and scale of construction underway here, the transfer of capital is intended to be as final and irrevocable as the grip on political power of the Tatmadaw, the Burmese military.

9

Easily the most valuable thing I brought with me was my iPhone, loaded up with iTravel, a free app that downloads entire countries worth of Wikivoyage entries for offline viewing (Although I spent most of my downtime reading Orwell's Burmese Days ).

10

Hence, I believe that putting people in jail for showing a Buddha with headphones, might also be a culturally okay thing to do for the Burmese (just as shaming Matt Taylor for wearing a racy shirt till he cries on TV is culturally okay in the US).

11

Stole power on a platform of communism, moved to totalitarianism / familial nepotism, set up his 'wealthy, modern' state by money laundering for Burmese junta, struck up a cheap friendship with US (easy sale: naval positioning for the straits, cable taps on comms, aggressively purchasing regional comms providers in places like.au), did a PR job on.sg's great 'democracy'.

Quote examples

1

Have you heard of the "Burmese Bin Laden"?

2

At the moment: "Qualified applicants may apply for an interim permit that allows for removal of Burmese pythons and other conditional reptiles from three WMAs: Everglades and Francis S.

3

As a former Burmese monk and a long-term meditator, I will just say that labeling yourself a "buddhist" does not in itself improve your behavior or grant you special wisdom, even if you're wearing colorful robes.

4

From the fact that all ideologies are of equal value, that all ideologies are mere fictions, the modern relativist infers that everybody has the right to create for himself his own ideology and to attempt to enforce it with all the energy of which he is capable." - Benito Mussolini, "Diuturna" [4] President Bashir of Sudan, North Korea, the Burmese military junta itself, the PRC, and many others.

Proper noun examples

1

Your website seems to be advertising the app in English and Chinese but not Burmese?

2

I don't think that Facebook has responded to many demands for data from the Syrian/Burmese/Saudi governments.

3

If you were North Korean or Burmese, and you said that about your country, you'd be dead or in a labor camp in a heartbeat.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use burmese in a sentence?

Like many animals previously unknown north of the Equator, the Burmese python arrived through the pet trade.

What does burmese mean?

The script in which the Burmese language is written.

What part of speech is burmese?

burmese is commonly used as noun, adjective.