Well attestedIndirect, via a person or title

Birman

noun · first attested 1920s

The cat is named for a country it probably never came from.

A semi-longhaired cat breed with a pale coat, dark points and white paws.

Another word

Myanmar·Myanmar

22.0000°N 96.0000°E · Q836

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Relationship: Indirect, via a person or title
Confidence: Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
Attested: 1920s
Part of speech: noun
Sources: Wiktionary: Birman Wikidata: Q836

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Birman

The entry

The name is French birman, meaning Burmese, and the breed was established in France in the 1920s as the Sacre de Birmanie, the sacred cat of Burma. The story of temple cats brought from Burma has never been documented, and the breed's paperwork begins in France. The French line was nearly wiped out during the Second World War and was rebuilt by outcrossing to Persians and Siamese.

Myanmar

1 more word from Myanmar

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