The term BURMESE is related to a country, language, and animal. The crossword solutions UNU (3 letters), SELA (4 letters), ASIAN (5 letters), MEOWS (5 letters), THANT (5 letters), and CAT (3 letters) all relate to this term. UNU is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code for the Southeast ASIAN country of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. SELA is the ISO 639-3 code for the Burmese language. ASIAN refers to the fact that Myanmar is located in Asia. MEOWS is a reference to cats, which are often associated with the Burmese breed of cats. THANT is a reference to U Thant, the third Secretary-General of the United Nations who was born in Myanmar. Finally, CAT is a reference to the Burmese breed of cats.