Birman

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noun

A medium-sized semi-longhair domestic cat of a breed originating in Burma.

OriginFrench birman →
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Meanings

Birman1

nounBirman (plural Birmans)

plural Birmans

  1. A medium-sized semi-longhair domestic cat of a breed originating in Burma.

    While he was still alive, the designer bequeathed a home and garden in France as well as a brimming bank account to his housekeeper Françoise Caçote for her to care for the beloved sapphire-eyed white Birman after his death.

    2026 February 8, Deborah Cole, “Mystery plaintiff challenges Karl Lagerfeld’s will – but pampered cat can rest easy”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. obsoleteObsolete form of Burman (“person from Burma”).
adjectiveBirman (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteObsolete form of Burman (“relating to Burma”).

Birman2

proper nounBirman (plural Birmans)

plural Birmans

  1. A surname.

Origin

Birman · noun, adjective

  1. Frenchbirman
  2. Frenchbirman
  3. EnglishBirman

Borrowed from French birman (“Burmese”).

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Birman · proper noun

  1. GermanBiermann
  2. DutchBierman
  3. EnglishBirman

Variant spelling of Dutch Bierman or German Biermann.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BirnamminbarimbarnRambin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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