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Lao

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Lao  (lou)
n. pl. Lao or Laos (louz)
1. A member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand.
2. The Tai language of the Lao.
adj.
Of or relating to the Lao or their language or culture.
[Lao Láo, perhaps from láo, person (unattested sense), third person common-gender pronoun.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.LaoLao - 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
Laotian
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos - a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949
Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
2.Lao - the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos
Tai - the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages
Adj.1.Lao - of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand
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^ * * Ssu-K`ung T`u T`ai Chen Lao Tzu Chuang Tzu
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
(52) There is a fancied connection between LAAS (`stone') and LAOS (`people').
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
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