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Burman  n.  (pl. burmans)  (Ethnol.) A member of the Burman family, one of the four great families Burma; also, sometimes, any inhabitant of Burma; a Burmese. Note: Burma is now (1998) named Myanmar.






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"Burman" Quotes from Famous Books



... been originally one of the deputation, but kept by the necessity of binding up the three fingers which the ramrod had spared to poor Jem Burman's hand. He bows, and the Lieutenant—who (Frank being a little shy) acts as her Majesty's representative—introduces him as "deputy medical man to our district of the ...
— Two Years Ago, Volume II. • Charles Kingsley

... shade. But this was unseasonable, it ought to be fairly cool at the time of year. We drove in gharries a mile or two to the bungalow, through crowds of natives of India—how ugly they look compared with the Burmese! Though why one should compare them at all is beyond reason, for the Burman is to an Indian as a ...
— From Edinburgh to India & Burmah • William G. Burn Murdoch



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