[
US
/ˈɫaʊʃən, ɫɑˈoʊʃən, ɫeɪˈoʊʃən/
]
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
ADJECTIVE
-
of or relating to Laos or its people
the Laotian Prime Minister
Laotian refugees
How To Use Laotian In A Sentence
- Beyond a sound Laotian economy promoting stability in the region, Laos' government has stepped up efforts to combat cultivation, production and transshipment of opium, heroin and marijuana.
- SYNOPSIS: During the 1950's a deteriorating political situation in Laos had allowed NVA troops and Pathet Lao guerrillas to seize the Laotian panhandle from the Royal Lao Army. Boyles, Howard R. Jr.
- Delightful, but time-consuming in preparation (there was no way we would have remembered to call ahead 12 hours in advance to warn them we wanted to eat the whole roast suckling, Laotian-style).
- I hadn't given much thought to local immigrant cuisine, but after seeing several Laotian spots around, I called an audible. NYT > Home Page
- The hill people are ethnically distinct from lowland Laotians.
- For a taste of malam, from the Laotian north, try Sodsri Rungsang, wailing over a blues bass line, fiddle drone and twanging surf guitar. Various Artists: The Sound of Siam – review
- He initiated a series of interdiction missions flown along the infiltration routes developing in the Laotian panhandle.
- They are supposed to attack, not be dug into to static defenses. 1st Battalion, 4th Marines began operating as a highly mobile force from the Laotian border to the coastal highlands. Beth Crumley: 1st Battalion, 4th Marines Does "Whatever it Takes"
- Helicopter was shot down in Laotian jungle in 1971 Dillender, William E.
- We call the Laotian embassy again, and we're told to send them all back. Travel in Cambodia: 1991 Trip Journal: Part One
