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laotian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun laotian has 1 sense
- laotian(n = noun.person) lao - 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; Array is a member of lao people's democratic republic, laos
is a kind of asian, asiatic
Derived form adjective laotian1
Adjective laotian has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
laotian, prop. n.
a native or inhabitant of Laos. [WordNet 1.5]
laotian, prop. a.
- of or pertaining to Laos; as, the Laotian Prime Minister. [WordNet 1.5]
- of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Laos; as, Laotian refugees. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
laotian, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a a native or national of Laos in SE Asia. b a person of Laotian descent.
2 the language of Laos.
--adj. of or relating to Laos or its people or language.
--n.
1 a a native or national of Laos in SE Asia. b a person of Laotian descent.
2 the language of Laos.
--adj. of or relating to Laos or its people or language.
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