Union of Burma
- proper noun
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Unión de Birmania
- The country was officially called the Union of Burma before it became Myanmar.
Examples
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The Union of Burma was renamed Myanmar in 1989.
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Many historical events occurred in the Union of Burma during World War II.
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Several treaties were signed by the Union of Burma government in the 20th century.
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She studied the post-colonial history of the Union of Burma in her master's thesis.
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The country was officially called the Union of Burma before it became Myanmar.
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The Union of Burma was renamed Myanmar in 1989.
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She studied the post-colonial history of the Union of Burma in her master's thesis.
Synonyms
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The former official name of the country now called Myanmar in southeast Asia
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A country in southeast Asia formerly called Burma
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward compositional place-name: 'union' (a political/political unit) + 'of' + 'Burma' signals the formal political entity called Burma. This naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and not idiomatic, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer it refers to the country's official/formal name.
Etymology
Union of Burma was the country's name after independence when different regions and peoples joined into one country. Union shows they were united and Burma comes from the main Bamar people, so the name meant the united country and was the 'official name' before it changed to Myanmar.