laos
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈlaʊ(s)/
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/ˈlaʊ(s)/ · /ˈlɑːoʊ(s)/ · /laʊz/
Definition of laos
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
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A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Capital: Vientiane.
“Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country.”
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name
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A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Capital: Vientiane.
“Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country.”
- the Popular Orthodox Rally, a Greek political party (Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός).
noun
- (form-of, plural)plural of Lao
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Etymology
Borrowed from French Laos, plural of Lao, from Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”). More at Lao.
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