Lao
Americannoun
plural
Laos,plural
Lao-
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
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the Tai language of the Lao.
adjective
abbreviation
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Lao
First recorded in 1880–85; from Lao Láo, a self-designation
Example Sentences
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Most of the 18 passengers were teachers from Hanoi on a charity trip to Lao Cai province, where the accident occurred on a long downhill stretch in Phinh Ho commune.
From Barron's
On Monday, Lao media reported that they had found the body of a woman, named Pany Her.
From BBC
Hotak, 38, is an Afghan immigrant who served as a program manager at refugee resettlement organization Lao Family Community Development until layoffs due to federal cuts forced him out of work in May.
From Los Angeles Times
People joke that the abbreviation Lao PDR means "Lao Please Don't Rush".
From Barron's
In the ‘80s and ‘90s, the federal government resettled tens of thousands of Hmong, Lao, Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees in California after the Vietnam War, the Cambodian genocide and the Laotian civil war .
From Los Angeles Times
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