Laos

//ˈlaʊ(s)// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Lao form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Capital: Vientiane.

    "Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country."

  2. 2
    the Popular Orthodox Rally, a Greek political party (Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός).

Synonyms

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congresslao people's democratic republiclaolandlower housesenateupper house

Example

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"China shares borders with Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Laos, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Mongolia and Russia."

Etymology

Borrowed from French Laos, plural of Lao, from Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”). More at Lao.

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lao people’s democratic republicsoutheast asia

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