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yæŋˈgɒn, -ˈgɔnyan·gon

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Yangon, Rangoonnoun

    the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta

Wiktionary

  1. Yangonnoun

    The largest city and former capital of Myanmar (Burma). Formerly known as Rangoon. The administrative capital has been moved to Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw.

Wikipedia

  1. Yangon

    Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်; pronounced [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ mjo̰]; lit. 'End of Strife'), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city of Naypyidaw in north central Myanmar. With over 7 million people, Yangon is Myanmar's most populous city and its most important commercial centre. Yangon boasts the largest number of colonial-era buildings in Southeast Asia, and has a unique colonial-era urban core that is remarkably intact. The colonial-era commercial core is centered around the Sule Pagoda, which is reputed to be over 2,000 years old. The city is also home to the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda – Myanmar's most sacred and famous Buddhist pagoda. Yangon suffers from deeply inadequate infrastructure, especially compared to other major cities in Southeast Asia, such as Jakarta, Bangkok or Hanoi. Though many historic residential and commercial buildings have been renovated throughout central Yangon, most satellite towns that ring the city continue to be profoundly impoverished and lack basic infrastructure.

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  1. yangon

    Yangon, also known as Rangoon, is the largest city and former capital of Myanmar (Burma). It was the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the government relocated the capital to the city of Naypyidaw. Yangon boasts colonial-era buildings, modern high-rises and Buddhist pagodas. It is known for its bustling markets, parks and lakes, and the towering, gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, which contains Buddhist relics and dates to the 6th century.

Wikidata

  1. Yangon

    Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region. Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial centre. Although Yangon's infrastructure is undeveloped compared to those of other major cities in Southeast Asia, it has the largest number of colonial buildings in the region today. While many high-rise residential and commercial buildings have been constructed or renovated throughout downtown and Greater Yangon in the past two decades, most satellite towns that ring the city continue to be deeply impoverished.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of yangon in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of yangon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of yangon in a Sentence

  1. Tun Win:

    They say, 'go to Yangon,' but we can't because we don't have any identity cards, we come and go around here and it is like a prison.

  2. Doe Moo:

    Around the Yangon city area, we are receiving information that the government is not allowing Christians to hold services in their homes. They can go to church, but leaders have been issued orders not to have religious gatherings at home.

  3. Aye Cho:

    I was only 19. Yangon was so big, there were so many people and I only had two friends so I felt quite scared.

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