Mandalay
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- proper noun
- To experience Mandalay is to step out of the chaotic whirl of contemporary life, cast off your burdens, and live in the moment.
Examples
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On my fourth day in Mandalay, I ventured to Ava, which lies twelve miles southwest of Mandalay.
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To visit Mandalay is to awaken your soul and journey through an invisible threshold into an exotic new world of harmony and grace.
Academic text (2005) -
I was on my way to Mandalay again.
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We'll drink to our future success in Mandalay.
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We arrive at Mandalay tomorrow.
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A journey through Mandalay is also a journey into your innermost heart.
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Among countless memories of Mandalay, this will always stand out because of the quality of friendship that entered into it.
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Upon arrival in Mandalay, I visited Mahamuni Pagoda, which enshrines Myanmar's most sacred Buddha statue.
Academic text (2005) -
Upon arrival in Mandalay, I visited Mahamuni Pagoda, which enshrines Myanmar's most sacred Buddha statue.
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On my fourth day in Mandalay, I ventured to Ava, which lies twelve miles southwest of Mandalay.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mandalay comes from the old Burmese and Buddhist Pali word mandala, which means 'circle' or 'region' and is the same idea as the round designs called mandalas. So the city's name hints at a central or special area, which fits its history as a royal and cultural center.