Bassein

a city in sw burma, near the mouth of the irrawaddy river.
historical examples

the city of b-ssein, near bombay, has been destroyed by storms and earthquakes.
the philippine islands, 1493-1898: volume xviii, 1617-1620 various

b-ssein is one hundred and ninety-two miles west of rangoon.
a tour of the missions augustus hopkins strong

having finished the census, i went to b-ssein, riding most of the way over bare rice-fields.
a civil servant in burma herbert thirkel white

but, in 79, the arrival of the b-ssein steamer was the event of the week.
a civil servant in burma herbert thirkel white

in those days the only approach to b-ssein was by river steamer.
a civil servant in burma herbert thirkel white

in 1739 these hardy hindu soldiers sacked b-ssein, and they extended their incursions to the very walls of goa.
rulers of india: albuquerque henry morse stephens

one of the odd jobs which fell to my lot in my first year was to consult the elders of b-ssein on the opium question.
a civil servant in burma herbert thirkel white

the next day we arrived at b-ssein, one of the princ-p-l towns in the burman empire.
olla podrida frederick marryat (aka captain marryat)

even now, though b-ssein is linked with rangoon by rail, the river journey is easier and pleasanter.
a civil servant in burma herbert thirkel white

martaban was taken on the 5th of april 1852, and rangoon and b-ssein shortly afterwards.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 7, slice 9 various

noun
a city in myanmar, on the irrawaddy delta: a port on the b-ssein river (the westernmost distributary of the irrawaddy). pop: 231 000 (2005 est)