The name of the city in English is Rangoon. "Myanmar" is pronounced "burma", and the name of the country in English is Burma.
Burma
You know the country of Burma? Right below China? Burma- Burmese. Yeah....
the other name for burma is myanmar
Burma
Myanmar was originally known as Burma, and that is still its official name. No legislature in Burma has actually approved the name Myanmar, which is derived from the Burmese short-form name Myanma Naingngandaw and has been promoted by the military authorities in Burma.
Burma.
burma
In the Burmese language Burma can be called either Myanmah or Bama. During British Colonial rule the country was called Burma in English. In 1989 the military Govt. officially changed the English version of the country's name from Burma to Myanmar, it also changed the English versions of many place names in the country (Like Rangoon to YAngon)
Burma. Myanmar was originally known as Burma, and that is still its official name. No legislature in Burma has actually approved the name Myanmar, which is derived from the Burmese short-form name Myanma Naingngandaw and has been promoted by the military authorities in Burma.The conventional long form of the country is Union of Burma, and this in the local long form is Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw.
In 1989, the country once known as Burma had its name changed by its military government. The country is now known as Myanmar, which is short for Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
The country was formerly called "Burma."