• (a.) Of or pertaining to the Burmans or to Burmah. • (n.) A member of the Burman family, one of the four great families Burmah; also, sometimes, any inhabitant of Burmah; a Burmese.
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(from the article `Shan`) ...group, which also includes the Thai and Lao languages. Most Shan, however, with the exception of those living in the relatively isolated ... ...conquerors. Whereas contacts with India had contributed to the development and character of Mon civilization, the Dvaravati Mon in their turn ... [8 related artic...
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The largest ethnic group in Myanmar (formerly Burma). The Burmans, speakers of a Sino-Tibetan language, migrated from the hills of Tibet, settling in the areas around Mandalay...
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Bur'man noun ;
plural Burmans [ 'The softened modern
M'yan-ma ,
M'yan-ma [ native name] is the source of the European corruption
Burma .'
Balfour. ],
(Ethnol.) A member of the Burman family, one of the four great families Burmah; also, sometimes, any i...
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The largest ethnic group in Myanmar (formerly Burma). The Burmans, speakers of a Sino-Tibetan language, migrated from the hills of Tibet, settling in the areas around Mandalay by the 11th century. From the Mons, a neighbouring people, the Burmans acquired Hinayana Buddhism and a written script based on Indian syllables. The Burmans are mainly s...
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