- a city in Myanmar, on the Irrawaddy delta: a port on the Bassein River (the westernmost distributary of the Irrawaddy). Pop: 231 000 (2005 est)
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Bas•sein
(bə sān′),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa city in SW Burma, near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River. 175,000.
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Bassein /bɑːˈseɪn/ n