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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Lao" is a kind of...):
Tai (the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Lao; Laotian
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Lao" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Holonyms ("Lao" is a member of...):
Lao People's Democratic Republic; Laos (a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Lao (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)
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