<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a member of the dominant ethnic group of Myanmar (Burma), living mainly in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin River drainages and the southern panhandle.</li><li>Burmese (def 3).</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of or relating to the Burmans as an ethnic group.</li><li>Burmese (def 1).</li></ul>