Vientiane

American  

[vyen-tyahn] / vjɛnˈtjɑn /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Laos, on the Mekong River, in the NW part.

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Vientiane British  

/ ˌvjɛntɪˈɑːn, wiːɛŋtæn /

noun

1. the administrative capital of Laos, in the south near the border with Thailand: capital of the kingdom of Vientiane from 1707 until taken by the Thais in 1827. Pop: 776 000 (2005 est)

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Vientiane

The 57-year-old representative of Vientiane and medical clinic owner made her name with unusually blunt speeches in which she called on the state to step up anti-corruption efforts and enforce punishments for financial crimes.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

Nestled among the mountains of northern Laos, Luang Prabang was the capital from the 14th to the 16th century before it was moved to Vientiane.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024

Confronted with a barren job market, the Vientiane resident holds no hope of finding work at home, and instead aims to become a cleaner or a fruit picker in Australia.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2023

Laos’s capital, Vientiane, reached 108.5 degrees on Saturday, the hottest temperature on record.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2023

A rack was full of postcards with photographic images of Nongkhai's Buddhist sculpture garden and the Friendship Bridge between Nongkhai, Thailand and Vientiane, Laos.

From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)