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Lao

(lä′ō)

adjective, noun pl. Lao or Laos

Laotian

See Lao in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Lao Lao or Laos (louz)

A member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand.
The Tai language of the Lao.

adjective

Of or relating to the Lao or their language or culture.

Origin:

Origin: Lao Láo

Origin: , perhaps from láo, person (unattested sense), third person common-gender pronoun

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