American English pronunciation
How to pronounce lao
IPA transcription: ['laʊ]
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Noun
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a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais
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the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos
Adjective
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of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand
Usage examples
- He took Laomedon, the governor of those provinces, prisoner.
- He was a canon at Saint Martin's Abbey in Laon.
- What is the weather for eight o'clock in Laos that is within walking distance
- What is the weather for eight o'clock in Laos that is within walking distance
- The first forest schools were located in Laona, Wabeno and Crandon, Wisconsin.
- The latter has overstruck two coins of Peucolaos.
- It is the southernmost among provincial capitals in Laos opposite Phongsali in the north.
- Romanisation of Lao is inconsistent, but is based on French transcriptive methods.
- The Lima Metropolitan Area consists of the cities of Lima and Callao.
- The River Lagan, which flows into it, was also historically known as the "Lao".