also: ビルマ
Obsolete Japanese name for Burma (modern Myanmar). The kanji form 緬甸 is historical and rarely used today; the katakana form ビルマ was more common in the early 20th century but is now also obsolete.
Pre-war maps sometimes have '緬甸' written on them.
Old maps sometimes write Burma as 緬甸.
Obsolete kanji spelling for Burma; the reading めんでん is a historical Japanese approximation of the Chinese name.
Katakana spelling reflecting the English name 'Burma'; also an obsolete term.
The kanji spelling 緬甸 is a historical Japanese borrowing from Chinese, where the same characters were used for Burma. The reading めんでん is the on'yomi of these characters. The katakana form ビルマ comes from English 'Burma'.