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Rakhine

/rəˈkaɪn/

Rakhine noun: an ethnic group in Myanmar (Burma), forming the majority along the coastal region of present-day Rakhine State. They were formerly called the Arakanese.

Noun

Rakhine pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An ethnic group in Myanmar (Burma), forming the majority along the coastal region of present-day Rakhine State. They were formerly called the Arakanese.

Proper noun

Rakhine

  1. The Arakanese language.
  2. A state of Myanmar.
    Synonyms:
    Rakhine State

Rakhine meaning in Hindi, Bengali and Myanmar

Rakhine in Hindi

ethnic group in Myanmar
रखाइन rakhāin

Rakhine in Bengali

ethnic group in Myanmar
মগ mog, মারমা marma, রাখাইন rakhain

Rakhine in Myanmar

ethnic group in Myanmar
ရခိုင်လူမျိုး ra.hkuinglu-myui:, ရခိုင် ra.hkuing

Synonyms of Rakhine

Origin of Rakhine

From Burmese ရခိုင် (ra.hkuing).

Phrases with Rakhine

Questions about Rakhine

What does Rakhine mean?
Rakhine means an ethnic group in Myanmar (Burma), forming the majority along the coastal region of present-day Rakhine State. They were formerly called the Arakanese.
What is Rakhine in Hindi?
Rakhine in Hindi is रखाइन (rakhāin). See Rakhine meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Rakhine?
Rakhine can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Rakhine?
Rakhine is pronounced /rəˈkaɪn/.

Words near Rakhine in the dictionary

  1. raketh
  2. rakfisk
  3. Rakhaing
  4. Rakhaings
  5. rakhi
  6. Rakhine
  7. Rakhine State
  8. rakhis
  9. Rakhiv
  10. raki
  11. rakia

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