ALL meanings of laos
La·os
L l - noun laos country in southeast Asia 1
- noun laos country in southeast Asia 1
- noun laos a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane. 1
- noun plural laos a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand. 1
- noun plural laos the language of these people, belonging to the Thai group of languages. 1
- noun 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) 0
- noun laos country in the NW part of the Indochinese peninsula: formerly a French protectorate, it became an independent kingdom (1949) & a republic (1975): 91,400 sq mi (236,725 sq km); pop. 3,722,000; cap. Vientiane 0