Laos

Type Country
Usage French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Turkmen, Greek, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Hebrew, Hindi, Nepali, Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog
Scripts Лаос(Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek) Λάος(Greek) Լաոս(Armenian) לאוס(Hebrew) लाओस(Hindi, Nepali)
Pronounced Pron. /la.ɔs/(French) /ˈlaʊs/(English) /ˈlɑː.oʊs/(English) /ˈlaː.ɔs/(Dutch) /ˈlɑ.os/(Finnish) /ˈla.os/(Spanish) /ˈla.us/(Catalan) /ˈla.ɔs/(Polish) /lɐ.ˈos/(Russian) /lɑ.ˈɔs/(Armenian) /ˈlaː.oːs/(Hindi)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

The name of a country in southeastern Asia, derived from the Lao people, the majority ethnic group. Their name may be derived from an Austroasiatic root meaning "human". The name Laos was originally applied to the region by France, who established it as a colony in 1893. It achieved independence in 1953.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesLaws(Arabic) Lao(Burmese) Laowo(Chinese) Laosz(Hungarian) Lao(Khmer) Raoseu(Korean) Lao(Lao) Laosa(Latvian) Laosas(Lithuanian) Lao(Thai) Lào(Vietnamese)

Categories

Asia, former French colonies, isograms, kingdoms
Entry updated October 6, 2024