Vientiane

[ vyen-tyahn ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of Laos, on the Mekong River, in the NW part.

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British Dictionary definitions for Vientiane

Vientiane

Viangchan (wiːɛŋtæn)

/ (ˌvjɛntɪˈɑːn) /


noun
  1. 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: 776 000 (2005 est)

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