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Wa.

An ethnic group in Myanmar and China.

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An ethnic group in Myanmar and China.

    plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

From Burmese ဝ (wa.), in turn from Parauk Va (佤).

noun
  1. The ancient peoples of Japan (from a Chinese perspective).

    historical · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

From Japanese 倭. See Etymology 2 for more information.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.