Mandalay
Irrawaddy river port
Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar (Burma), located in the country's central region along the Irrawaddy River.
It served as the last royal capital of the Burmese monarchy before British annexation in 1885.
The name evokes exotic remoteness in English, largely through Kipling's poem "Mandalay": on the road to Mandalay, where the flying fishes play.
Renamed Southeast Asian nation
- BurmaFormer name, now Myanmar
- IrrawaddyBurma's primary river
- YangonMyanmar's chief city
- pagodaTiered Asian temple tower
palace · monastery · teak · Southeast Asia · royal · capital · Burmese · jade
Victorian jungle storyteller
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- EmpireSovereign's extensive domain
- poemMetrical literary composition
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
romance · nostalgia · pagoda · soldier · eastward · Victorian · Orient · longing
Follower of Gautama's teachings
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- meditationFocused attention practice
pilgrimage · devotion · relic · merit · ordination · saffron · alms · chanting
Low natural elevation
- IrrawaddyBurma's primary river
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- plateauFlat highland area
- plainBasic and unremarkable
delta · central · dry zone · bridge · teak · sunset · inland · landlocked
Manipulating figures for shows
- marionetteString-controlled theatrical figure
- PaliBuddhist scriptural language
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
weaving · silk · tapestry · bronze · Buddha · craftsmanship · artisan · goldleaf
Myanmar
Renamed Southeast Asian nation
pagoda · palace · monastery · teak · Southeast Asia · royal · capital · Burmese · jade · market
Kipling
Victorian jungle storyteller
exotic · romance · nostalgia · pagoda · soldier · eastward · Victorian · Orient · longing · verse
Buddhist
Follower of Gautama's teachings
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
meditation · pilgrimage · devotion · relic · merit · ordination · saffron · alms · chanting · pagoda
hill
Low natural elevation
plain · delta · central · dry zone · bridge · teak · sunset · inland · landlocked · tropical
puppetry
Manipulating figures for shows
- marionetteString-controlled theatrical figure
- PaliBuddhist scriptural language
- scriptureSacred religious writings
manuscript · weaving · silk · tapestry · bronze · Buddha · craftsmanship · artisan · goldleaf · lacquerware
- Myanmar geographyYangon, Karen
- Southeast AsiaVietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia
- river citiesAmsterdam, Paris, London, Cairo, Vienna
- MyanmarMyanmar, Burmese, Theravada Buddhism, pagodas, Buddhist monks
- Ancient CapitalsConstantinople, Babylon, Persepolis, Thebes, Memphis
- Asian Heritage SitesAngkor Wat
MandalayLondon
England's capital city
Birmingham · Liverpool · home · England
MandalayBirmingham
Major city, two continents
Cleveland · Scranton · Newark · Luton · Des Moines
- sand mandalaColored granules arranged spiritually
- Mandalay BayLas Vegas resort casino
- mandala artCircular symbolic pattern designs