Laos
a country in Southeast Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
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How to use Laos in a sentence
Compared with neighbors Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos, Cambodia appears to have a blossoming civil society.
He was pursued by law-enforcement officials from Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and China.
How China Used Drones to Capture a Notorious Burmese Drug Lord | Brendon Hong | April 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLater she founded an NGO that operates safe havens for victims of the sex trade in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos.
Also tied, Kazakhstan and Bhutan are happier than Moldova, but sadder than Laos.
“She will tell the court, otherwise she will stay here,” Nuanthasing told reporters in Laos.
The upper half of the river Menam is occupied by what are called the Laú, or Laos.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon LathamThe idol is said to have fallen from heaven into one of the Laos states.
The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe | Ernest YoungIn the thirty-eight villages in which they live there are neither Shans nor Laos.
The Pacification of Burma | Sir Charles Haukes Todd CrosthwaiteTradition has it that it fell from heaven into one of the Laos states, being captured by the Siamese in battle.
Where the Strange Trails Go Down | E. Alexander PowellWith him begins our real knowledge of the interior of Siam, and its partly dependent neighbors Laos and Cambodia.
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British Dictionary definitions for Laos
/ (laʊz, laʊs) /
a republic in SE Asia: first united as the kingdom of Lan Xang ("million elephants") in 1353, after being a province of the Khmer Empire for about four centuries; made part of French Indochina in 1893 and gained independence in 1949; became a republic in 1975. It is generally forested and mountainous, with the Mekong River running almost the whole length of the W border. Official language: Laotian. Religion: Buddhist majority, tribal religions. Currency: kip. Capital: Vientiane. Pop: 6 695 166 (2013 est). Area: 236 800 sq km (91 429 sq miles): Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Laos
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Cultural definitions for Laos
[ (lows, lah-ohs) ]
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