Moulmein

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(mūl-mān', mōl-) pronunciation or Maw·la·myine (mou'lə-myīn', -lä-myīn')

A city of southern Myanmar (Burma) on the Gulf of Martaban east of Yangon. The chief town of British Burma from 1826 to 1852, it is a port and commercial center. Population: 438,000.

Mawlamyine (mô'ləmīn') or Moulmein, (mʊlmān', mōl-), city (1983 pop. 219,991), SE Myanmar, near the mouth of the Thanlwin (Salween) River; the third largest city of Myanmar and the capital of Mon State. A river port and commercial center, it has teak mills and shipyards; rice, tea, teak wood, and rubber are exported. From 1826 to 1852, it was the chief town of British Burma. A pagoda in the city is referred to in Rudyard Kipling's poem "Mandalay."


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