Sino-Burmese

adjective

Of or pertaining both to China and to Myanmar; being both Chinese and Burmese.

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Meanings

adjectiveSino-Burmese (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining both to China and to Myanmar; being both Chinese and Burmese.

    In Hsi-shuang-pan-na T‘ai Autonomous Region of Yunnan Province, near the Burmese border, there are countless small monasteries generally composed of a Buddha hall, monks’ quarters, and one or two pagodas all enclosed by a wall and decorated in the regional Sino-Burmese style.

    1993, “TEMPLE: Buddhist Temple Compounds”, in The Encyclopedia of Religion, volume 13, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 377

Origin

From Sino- + Burmese.

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