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Akyab

Akyab proper noun: former name of Sittwe (“city in Myanmar”).

akyab: former name of Sittwe (“city in Myanmar”)
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Proper noun

Akyab

  1. Former name of Sittwe (“city in Myanmar”).

Origin of Akyab

From the Rakhine name of a former shrine supposedly holding the rear part of the Buddha's jawbone (formerly romanized Akyattaw) and its ridge overlooking the former British port town (Akyatkundaw).

Questions about Akyab

What does Akyab mean?
Akyab means former name of Sittwe (“city in Myanmar”).
What part of speech is Akyab?
Akyab is a proper noun.

Words near Akyab in the dictionary

  1. Akwapem
  2. Akwapim
  3. akward
  4. Akwesasne
  5. Akwáwa
  6. Akyab
  7. akyeke
  8. akysid
  9. akysids
  10. Akzentumsprung
  11. akçe

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