Miao

American  

[mee-ou] / miˈaʊ /

noun

• Miaos,
  plural
• Miao
  plural

1. Also a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.

2. a Miao-Yao language spoken in parts of southern China and Southeast Asia.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Miao
  plural
• Miaos
  plural

Example Sentences

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Miao Miaos

“You’re bleeding all over my counter,” one gripes when Miao races to a police station to report the crime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

However, two former defence ministers -- Wei Fenghe then Li Shangfu -- were removed after similar charges were levelled, and generals He Weidong and Miao Hua were ousted last year.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

Eight of the nine men named in Friday’s purge announcement, including He and Miao, were members of the Central Committee, which comprised 376 full members and nonvoting alternates when its current term started in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

"You save time, but still get high sensitivity," sums up Miao Liu.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

A little from the Miao, do you observe those wooden huts and those black nets hanging from long poles? 

From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] by Evariste Regis Huc

They are shy, handsome, aboriginal Miaos from the mountains of Kweichow; turbaned Mohammedans from Lanchow, heart of China's northwest frontier; greasy nomads from The Gobi; Lamas from Tibet; Hans; Manchus.

From Time Magazine Archive