shan state

noun

1. a state in E Burma (Myanmar), along the Saiween River. About 56,000 sq. mi. (145,040 sq. km).

noun

1. an administrative division of E Myanmar: formed in 1947 from the joining of the Federation of Shan States with the Wa States; consists of the Shan plateau crossed by forested mountain ranges reaching over 2100 m (7000 ft). Pop: 4 416 000 (1994 est). Area: 149 743 sq km (57 816 sq miles)