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Laotian

Laotian

3 7.5
A person from Laos or from the Lao people who speaks Lao
  • noun
  • /leɪˈoʊʃən/
translation icon : laosiano
  • Many Laotians continue to practice traditional farming methods passed down through generations.

And the way they they handle it was by saying the we have a very strong military force of Laotians.

Examples

  • There are more Laotians today in the United States than in the Laotian capital of Vientiane; more Filipinos in California than in Cebu.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Besides the Cuban "Marielitos" of the 1980s, the largest group of refugees has been the 800,000 Vietnamese who have resettled in the United States, along with a considerable number of Laotians and Cambodians.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Take a look at Cambodians, Vietnamese, Laotians, etc.

    Blog text (15)

  • The regime targeted Muslim, Cham, Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, and Laotian individuals.

  • The others were Laotians...

    Rescue Dawn (2007)

  • The adults are comprised of a wide ethnic background representing Caucasians, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Laotians.

    Academic text (1991)

  • For example, in 1980 over 90% of Southeast Asians (Vietnamese, Laotians, Cambodians, and Hmong), but only 28% of Japanese Americans were born abroad (see Table III).

    Academic text (1994)

  • Why success and failure aren't linked primarily to the obvious human capital differences between the Chinese, the Japanese, the South Asians, the Polish, the South Africans, versus the Mexicans, the Dominicans, the Laotians, and the Ecuadorians remains a mystery.

    Academic text (2002)

  • After years of war, Laotians celebrated their country's peace with music and dance.

  • The festival attracted thousands of Laotians who came to enjoy the festivities and share their culture.

Synonyms

Lao
vsLaotian
8.2

A person from Laos who speaks the country's main language and follows Buddhism

is used for someone from that country or the same ethnic group
Indochinese
vsLaotian
6.6

A person from Indochina, for example Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia

is limited to people from one country or its ethnic community

Surface Forms

Laotian singular
Laotians plural

Morphology

Laotian = Lao (transparent) = Lao + ian

Derived from 'Lao' with the demonymic suffix '-ian', so the noun meaning 'a person from Laos' is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Laotian comes from the name Lao, the people and language of Laos, with the ending -ian (like in Brazilian) that marks a person 'from' a place. So a Laotian is a person from Laos or someone of Lao background.