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Lao

noun

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. Synonym: Laotian.

The Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos.

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"Lao" Quotes from Famous Books

... of Lao, described by Lien Chi Altangi in Goldsmith's Citizen of the World, reflected the mind as well as the body, and the Emperor Chusi used to make his ladies dress both their heads and their hearts before it every morning. Great, however, as are the Chinese in divination, ...

— Storyology - Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore • Benjamin Taylor

Words linked to "Lao" : Asian, Asiatic, Tai