Anglo-Burman

noun

1

: a minority ethnic group in Burma deriving from intermarriage between British and Burmese

2

: a member of the Anglo-Burman group

Word History

Etymology

Anglo- + Burman

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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