Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Laos or its people, language, or culture.
- adjective Of or relating to the Lao people.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Laos.
- noun A person of Laotian ancestry.
- noun A Lao.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- adjective of or pertaining to Laos.
- adjective of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Laos.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person from
Laos or ofLao descent. - proper noun The official language of Laos (closely related to
Thai ). - adjective Of, from, or pertaining to
Laos , the Laotian people or the Laotian language.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais
- adjective of or relating to Laos or its people
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Examples
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Helicopter was shot down in Laotian jungle in 1971
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We call the Laotian embassy again, and we're told to send them all back.
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Thursday morning, Yon calls the Laotian embassy yet again.
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Eventually, the LULUs were released through an elaborate ceremony on March 28, 1973 where an Asian participant identified as a Laotian handed the LULUs over to the North Vietnamese, who in turn released the LULUs to the US officials.
Long, Stephen G. 1977
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The reason for all the confusion is because my grandparents speak Laotian, which is the language I was raised learning and speaking. "
WordPress.com News 2009
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During an earlier scene of cooperative fruit picking with Cambodian and Laotian refugees, we are offered an opportunity to meditate on a pan-Asian Thailand of agrarian-pastoral well-being, and a move away from the tense border security of the 70s when refugees from Cambodia and Laos led Thailand to turn sharply to the right.
Michael Vazquez: ON THE 48TH ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Michael Vazquez 2010
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They are supposed to attack, not be dug into to static defenses. 1st Battalion, 4th Marines began operating as a highly mobile force from the Laotian border to the coastal highlands.
Beth Crumley: 1st Battalion, 4th Marines Does "Whatever it Takes" Beth Crumley 2012
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They are supposed to attack, not be dug into to static defenses. 1st Battalion, 4th Marines began operating as a highly mobile force from the Laotian border to the coastal highlands.
Beth Crumley: 1st Battalion, 4th Marines Does "Whatever it Takes" Beth Crumley 2012
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During an earlier scene of cooperative fruit picking with Cambodian and Laotian refugees, we are offered an opportunity to meditate on a pan-Asian Thailand of agrarian-pastoral well-being, and a move away from the tense border security of the 70s when refugees from Cambodia and Laos led Thailand to turn sharply to the right.
Michael Vazquez: ON THE 48TH ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Michael Vazquez 2010
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During an earlier scene of cooperative fruit picking with Cambodian and Laotian refugees, we are offered an opportunity to meditate on a pan-Asian Thailand of agrarian-pastoral well-being, and a move away from the tense border security of the 70s when refugees from Cambodia and Laos led Thailand to turn sharply to the right.
Michael Vazquez: ON THE 48TH ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Michael Vazquez 2010
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