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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person from the Lao People's Democratic Republic or of Lao descent.
2. 2
   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 wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, from, or pertaining to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Laotian people or the Laotian language. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to Laos or its people wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of Lao (“the official language of Laos”).

Synonyms

All synonyms

laolaolaolao

Example

More examples

"I come from Laos. I'm Laotian, and I speak Lao."

Etymology

From Laos + -ian, or after French laotien.

Related phrases

Laotian rock rat

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.