Difference between Myanmar and Burma

What is the difference between Myanmar and Burma?

Myanmar as a proper noun is a country in southeast asia. official name: union of myanmar. also known as burma (which was formerly the official name). while Burma as a proper noun is myanmar; a country in southeast asia, on the west coast of the indochina peninsula.

Myanmar

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Union of Myanmar. Also known as Burma (which was formerly the official name). The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country of Myanmar, also known as Burmese. The script in which the Myanmar language is written. Also known as Burmese.

Burma

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: Myanmar; a country in Southeast Asia, on the west coast of the Indochina Peninsula.

Example sentence: My mother was born in Burma, but my grandfather on her side was Indian-Spanish. So I have this quite exotic mix, which is reflected in my earliest memories, in our Wiltshire country kitchen, of gran, and aunts, cooking spicy stewy, casseroley curries, a version of Indian food with a Burmese twist.

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