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Lao

Pronunciation: /laʊ/
Definition of Lao

noun (plural same or Laos)

  • 1a member of an indigenous people of Laos and NE Thailand.
  • 2 [mass noun] the language of the Lao, closely related to Thai, with about 3 million speakers. Also called Laotian.

adjective

  • relating to the Lao or their language.

Origin:

the name in Lao

Lao in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Lao in the US English dictionary
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