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China Buckeer

China Buckeer proper noun: one of the chief delta mouths of the Irrawaddy river.

Proper noun

China Buckeer

  1. (obsolete) One of the chief delta mouths of the Irrawaddy river.

Origin of China Buckeer

Hobson-Jobson (see references) cites Emanuel Forchhammer, in his Notes on the Early History and Geography of British Burma (page 16), stating that the country between Rangoon and Bassein, i.e. on the west of the Rangoon River, bore the name of Pokhara, of which Buckeer was a corruption.

Questions about China Buckeer

What does China Buckeer mean?
China Buckeer means one of the chief delta mouths of the Irrawaddy river.
What part of speech is China Buckeer?
China Buckeer is a proper noun.

Words near China Buckeer in the dictionary

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  2. China bean
  3. China beans
  4. china blue
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  7. China bug
  8. China bugs
  9. china cabinet
  10. china cabinets
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