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Chindwin

Chindwin proper noun: a river of Myanmar, the largest tributary of the country's main river, the Ayeyarwady.

Proper noun

Chindwin

  1. A river of Myanmar, the largest tributary of the country's main river, the Ayeyarwady.
    • Oral tradition and archaeological evidence suggest the Chin were the earliest Tibeto-Burman group to come to the Chindwin Valley, a settlement process starting as early as the 4ᵗʰ century.2021 December, Samson Alexander Lotven, “THE SOUND SYSTEMS OF ZOPHEI DIALECTS AND OTHER MARAIC LANGUAGES”, in Indiana University, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2025, page 7
    Synonyms:
    Ningthi

Synonyms of Chindwin

Forms of Chindwin

alternative formChindwinn

Questions about Chindwin

What does Chindwin mean?
Chindwin means a river of Myanmar, the largest tributary of the country's main river, the Ayeyarwady.
What part of speech is Chindwin?
Chindwin is a proper noun.

Words near Chindwin in the dictionary

  1. Chindit
  2. Chindits
  3. Chindo
  4. Chindos
  5. Chindu
  6. Chindwin
  7. Chindwinn
  8. chine
  9. Chinea
  10. Chineas
  11. chined

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