Type Political Subdivision & Settlement
Usage English
Meaning & History
From Burmese မကွေး (magwe) of uncertain meaning. This is the name of an administrative division of, as well as a town in, Myanmar.
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Type Political Subdivision & Settlement
Usage English
Meaning & History
From Burmese မကွေး (Magwe) derived from a corruption of မြစ် (myit) meaning "river" and ကွေ့ (gwe) meaning "turn, curve, bend", referring to the city's location along a bend of the Irrawaddy River. This is the name of a region of, as well as a city in, Myanmar.