"Rangoon" meaning in All languages combined

See Rangoon on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ɹæŋˈɡuːn/
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: From the pronunciation of Burmese ရန်ကုန် (rankun) in the Rakhine dialect. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|my|ရန်ကုန်}} Burmese ရန်ကုန် (rankun), {{cog|rki|-}} Rakhine Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rangoon
  1. (historical) Yangon, which was the capital of Burma or Myanmar before Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw was made the capital. Wikipedia link: Rangoon Tags: historical Categories (place): Cities in Myanmar Derived forms: Rangoonese
    Sense id: en-Rangoon-en-name-JqS2i8iL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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