Laos

American  

[lah-ohs, lous, ley-os, la-aws] / ˈlɑ oʊs, laʊs, ˈleɪ ɒs, laˈɔs /

noun

1. a country in Southeast Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Vientiane.

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Laos British  

/ laʊs, laʊz /

noun

1. Official name: People's Democratic Republic of Laos.  a republic in SE Asia: first united as the kingdom of Lan Xang ("million elephants") in 1353, after being a province of the Khmer Empire for about four centuries; made part of French Indochina in 1893 and gained independence in 1949; became a republic in 1975. It is generally forested and mountainous, with the Mekong River running almost the whole length of the W border. Official language: Laotian. Religion: Buddhist majority, tribal religions. Currency: kip. Capital: Vientiane. Pop: 6 695 166 (2013 est). Area: 236 800 sq km (91 429 sq miles)

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Laos Cultural  

1. Mountainous, landlocked republic in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma to the northwest, China to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. Its capital and largest city is Vientiane.

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Civil war among communist and noncommunist factions in the 1950s and 1960s attracted extensive covert aid from the Soviet Union, China, and the United States.

During the Vietnam War, Vietnamese communists established the Ho Chi Minh Trail through the remote mountains of Laos to channel troops and supplies from North Vietnam to South Vietnam.

The communist Pathet Lao, with long-standing close ties to the Vietnamese communists, have been in power since 1975.

Part of French Indochina from 1893 to 1949, it was granted full sovereignty in 1954.

Example Sentences

The crane was being used to build an overhead railway that is part of a China-backed project to link Bangkok with neighbouring Laos, where a Chinese-built high-speed line is already running to south-western China.

From BBC

The administration also moved Laos and Sierra Leone, which were previously subject to partial restrictions, to the full ban list, and put partial restrictions on 15 other countries, including Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

From BBC

After Nepal, Mr Hargreaves flew to Bangkok, before getting back on the bike to ride through south-east Asia, taking in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, before eventually finishing the journey in Australia.

From BBC

It was supposed to be just another Thursday in Laos, where Anthonin's father was born.

From BBC

Soon he was working for the English-language Bangkok World and, later, for its sister newspaper in Laos.

From Los Angeles Times