Vientiane

Vien·tiane  (vyn-tyän)

The capital and largest city of Laos, in the north-central part of the country on the Mekong River and the Thailand border. It became the capital of the French protectorate of Laos in 1899 and later the capital of independent Laos. Population: 196,000.

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Vientiane [ˌvjɛntɪˈɑːn]

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(Placename) the administrative capital of Laos, in the south near the border with Thailand: capital of the kingdom of Vientiane from 1707 until taken by the Thais in 1827. Pop.: 534 000 (1999 est.)

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Vientiane - the capital and largest city of Laos capital of Laos, Laotian capital Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos - a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949