- Laos
- nouna mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949 (Freq. 13)• Syn: ↑Lao People's Democratic Republic• Derivationally related forms: ↑Laotian• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation• Member Holonyms: ↑Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ↑ASEAN• Part Holonyms: ↑Indochina, ↑Indochinese peninsula• Part Meronyms: ↑Vientiane, ↑Laotian capital, ↑capital of Laos, ↑Mekong, ↑Mekong River
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\\ˈlau̇s, ˈlāˌäs sometimes ˈlāəs, chiefly Brit ˈlau̇z\ adjectiveUsage: usually capitalizedEtymology: from Laos, kingdom in Indochina: of or from the kingdom of Laos : of the kind or style prevalent in Laos* * *
/lah"ohs, lows, lay"os/; Fr. /lann aws"/, n.a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 5,116,959; 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Cap.: Vientiane.* * *
['lä-ōs; lous; 'lāˌäs]a landlocked country in Southeast Asia; pop. 6,068,000; capital, Vientiane; official language, LaotianDerivatives:Laotian [lā'ōshən] adj. & n.Encyclopedic information:Part of French Indo-China, Laos became independent in 1953, but for most of the next 25 years was torn by civil strife between the communist Pathet Lao movement and government supporters. In 1975, the Pathet Lao achieved total control, and a communist republic was established. The end of the 20th century saw a gradual return to free enterprise* * *
a country in South East Asia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.