Laos
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- proper noun
- /laʊs/
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Laos
- Laos, Myanmar and Thailand export over 200 metric tons of heroin each year.
- the government of Laos
- Laos and Cambodia
- Laos and Vietnam
What was it like growing up in Laos?
- What was it like growing up in Laos?
- You know, that was the program before the Vietnam War in Laos, right?
- Were you there in the You were there in the jungles of Laos.
- It's just this floating market of bars in the middle of the mountains of Laos.
- That's how classified Mac V SOG missions were, because they were the cross-border missions into Laos.
- So look, I've been so obviously from Australia, but I've spent time in Southeast Asia, a whole bunch of countries there, like for Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar.
- Chanta is dark skinned Loacian from Laos.
Examples
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The banks of the Mekong River in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, can be a lovely retreat at sunset.
Academic text (2007) -
Coffee was first brought to Laos during the French colonial period.
Academic text (2017) -
And how did you come to Laos and what happened along the way?
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And I can tell you that going to Laos helps me to appreciate everything even more.
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Hey, man, have a great time in Laos.
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I know my son's being held in northern Laos, but I need to know where.
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The secretary of defense is in Laos, and the vice president is in Mexico City.
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There was not much air traffic going into Laos, and not many tourists.
Fiction book (2002) -
In other words, in Laos, fair trade is facilitated through a series of government-led development programs.
Academic text (2017) -
My family were first-generation immigrants from Laos, and I definitely didn't have a normal childhood.
Synonyms
The official name for Laos, a country in Southeast Asia with no sea
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Laos comes from the name of the nation's people, the Lao, and English kept the French -s at the end. So Laos simply means 'land of the Lao people', which is why we use it for the country.