Dictionary entry

Abolition

Pronunciation: /abəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/

Pronunciation

/abəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) ဖျက်သိမ်းခြင်း။

Definition

abolish / ǝ'bɒlÇʃ / v ဖ်က္သိမ္းသည္။ ႐ုပ္သိမ္းသည္။ vote to abolish a tax ❍ Should the death penalty be abolished? ❏ abolition / æbǝ'lÇʃn / n [U] ဖ်က္သိမ္းျခင္း။ campaigns for the abolition of slavery / hanging / vivisection. ❏ abolitionist / æbǝ'lÇʃǝnÇst / n ဖ်က္သိမ္းေရးဝါဒီ။

Examples

  1. The government should abolish income tax for the low-paid.
  2. Britain abolished slavery in 1807.