La·wa
| \ ˈlä(ˌ)wä \
plural Lawa or Lawas
Definition of Lawa
1a
: the Wa of the Shan plateau in Burma
b
: a member of such people
2a
: 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
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