Bagan

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proper noun

A town in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar, formerly known as Pagan

OriginBurmese ပုဂံ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar, formerly known as Pagan

Origin

  1. Burmeseပုဂံ
  2. EnglishBagan

Borrowed from Burmese ပုဂံ (pu.gam). Doublet of Pagan.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 蒲甘
  • 蒲甘 (Púgān)Town in Mandalay Region, Burma
Thai พุกาม
  • พุกาม (pú-gaam)Town in Mandalay Region, Burma

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Anagrams

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APA

Bagan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bagan

MLA

“Bagan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bagan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bagan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bagan.

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