Laos
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\ ˈlau̇s 
, ˈlä-(ˌ)ōs, ˈlā-ˌäs \
, ˈlä-(ˌ)ōs, ˈlā-ˌäs \Definition of Laos
landlocked country in southeastern Asia; a republic, until 1975 a kingdom; formerly a state of French Indochina; capital Vientiane area 91,429 square miles (236,800 square kilometers), population 7,234,000
see also laotian sense 1
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