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Sino-Burmese

Sino-Burmese adjective: of or pertaining both to China and to Myanmar; being both Chinese and Burmese.

Adjective

Sino-Burmese (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining both to China and to Myanmar; being both Chinese and Burmese.
    • In Hsi-shuang-pan-na T‘ai Autonomous Region of Yunnan Province, near the Burmese border, there are countless small monasteries generally composed of a Buddha hall, monks’ quarters, and one or two pagodas all enclosed by a wall and decorated in the regional Sino-Burmese style.1993, “TEMPLE: Buddhist Temple Compounds”, in The Encyclopedia of Religion, volume 13, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 377

Origin of Sino-Burmese

From Sino- + Burmese.

Questions about Sino-Burmese

What does Sino-Burmese mean?
Sino-Burmese means of or pertaining both to China and to Myanmar; being both Chinese and Burmese.
What part of speech is Sino-Burmese?
Sino-Burmese is an adjective.

Words near Sino-Burmese in the dictionary

  1. Sinnotts
  2. sinny
  3. sino-
  4. Sino-American
  5. sino-auricular
  6. Sino-Burmese
  7. Sino-Japanese
  8. Sino-Korean
  9. sino-nasal
  10. Sino-Soviet
  11. Sino-Tibetan

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