Lao

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.

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[Lao Láo, perhaps from láo, person (unattested sense), third person common-gender pronoun.]

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Lao

adj & n

(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) (Placename) another name for Laotian

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LAO

international car registration for

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Laos

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Lao - 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