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Laos

geographical name
\ ˈlau̇s How to pronounce Laos (audio) , 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 91,428 square miles (236,799 square kilometers), population 6,514,000

see also laotian

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