Definition of Lawa
plural Lawa
or Lawas
1 a
: the Wa of the Shan plateau in Burma
b
: a member of such people
2 a
: one of two related ethnic groups of Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Thailand that live near Chiengmai and the Korat plateau respectively
b
: a people of Thailand living in the Kanburi province
c
: a member of one of these three peoples
