Lao

Definitions: Lao

Lao

Adjective

1. Of or relating to a member of the Buddhist people inhabiting the Mekong river in Laos and Thailand.

Noun

1. 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.

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

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Lao" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1892. (references)

"Lao" is a common misspelling or typo for: lap, Loa, load, loaf, loam, loan.

Geography

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

LAO

LAO

LAO

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonym: Lao

Crosswords: Lao

Chueh tou lao hou chuang (1974)

Xiao lao hu (1973)

Xie jiu tian lao (1971)

Seven Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)

Shen xian lao hu (1961)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Lao for Beginners: An Introduction to the Written and Spoken Language of Laos (reference)

• Lao Tzu : Tao Te Ching : A Book About the Way and the Power of the Way (reference)

• The Complete Works of Lao Tzu: Tao Teh Ching & Hua Hu Ching (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Seven Faces of Dr. Lao (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

Azurix reported that it purchased 20,000 meters for its Buenos Aires concession in October 1999. It invited five companies to bid for this purchase, ABB, Schlumberger, Lao, Meinecken and RCT (local firm). (references)

Children

Laos

The Lao National Commission for the Disabled (LNCD) has promulgated regulations to protect the rights of persons with disabilities, and in 2000 the Lao Disabled Persons Association set up offices in Champassak and Xieng Khouang provinces to assist with the rehabilitation, job skills training, and social integration of persons with disabilities. (references)

Civil Liberties

Laos

In addition the Lao Evangelical Church has maintained church buildings in Savannakhet and Pakse. (references)

Laos

The Front strongly encourages all other Protestant groups to become a part of the Lao Evangelical Church. (references)

Economic History

Laos

LAO OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDGE AMBIGUITIES IN THE LAW. (references)

Laos

Collectively, they are known as Lao Sung or highland Lao. (references)

Laos

Midslope and highland Lao speak an assortment of tribal languages. (references)

Human Rights

Laos

In 2000 it published a partial compilation of international conventions on human rights in Lao. (references)

Laos

In November a Lao Evangelical Church pastor was shot and killed by an unknown assailant near his home in Sayaboury Province. (references)

Minorities

Laos

Approximately half the population is ethnic Lao, also called "lowland Lao." Most of the remainder is a mixture of diverse upland hill tribes whose members, if born in Laos, are Lao citizens. (references)

Political Economy

Laos

The country is heavily dependent on official foreign aid and on remittances from Lao living abroad. (references)

Laos

FORMALLY ANNOUNCED AND ACTIVATED IN 1988, THE NEM FIRMLY ESTABLISHED THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE LAO ECONOMY. (references)

Laos

ESTABLISHED IN 1975, THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC IS AN AUTHORITARIAN, ONE-PARTY STATE GOVERNED BY THE LAO PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY PARTY (LPRP). PRESIDENT KHAMTAY SIPHANDONE SERVES AS BOTH HEAD OF STATE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE LPRP. ALTHOUGH THE 1991 CONSTITUTION PROVIDES FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH, PRESS, ASSOCIATION, AND RELIGION, IN PRACTICE SUCH FREEDOMS ARE RESTRICTED. (references)

Political Rights

Laos

Men of lowland Lao origin dominate the upper echelons of the Party and the Government. (references)

Laos

The proportions of ethnic minority members in the 99-member National Assembly--10 Lao Soung (highland dwelling tribes) and 26 Lao Theung (mid-slope dwelling tribes)--are consistent with their proportions in the general population. (references)

Trade

Laos

THE LAO GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO INTRODUCE A VALUE ADDED TAX, WHICH WILL REPLACE THE TURNOVER TAX, BY 2002. (references)

Travel

Laos

REPRESENTATIVES OF U.S. BUSINESSES SEEKING TO ENTER THE LAO MARKET SHOULD PLAN TO VISIT THE COUNTRY SEVERAL TIMES. (references)

Laos

TO ENTER LAOS AS EITHER A TOURIST OR A BUSINESSMAN, VISITORS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A VALID PASSPORT AND A LAO VISA. (references)

Laos

HOWEVER, IN FACTORIES AND MANY PRIVATE COMPANIES WORK HOURS ARE EXTENDED UNTIL 5:00 P.M. LAO LABOR LAW STIPULATES THAT THE FACTORY WORK WEEK CAN BE EXTENDED TO SIX DAYS. (references)

Worker Rights

Laos

The MLSW and the Lao Women's Union have conducted pilot studies on antitrafficking information campaigns. (references)

Laos

Although there is no reliable data available on the scope and severity of the problem, rough estimates indicate that from 15,000 to 20,000 Lao girls and young women are trafficked annually for purposes of prostitution mostly to Thailand; some are trafficked to China. (references)

Laos

Under the law, labor unions may be formed in private enterprises as long as they operate within the framework of the officially sanctioned Federation of Lao Trade Unions (FLTU), which in turn is controlled by the LPRP. Most of the FLTU's approximately 77,000 members work in the public sector. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression using "Lao": lao People's Democratic Republic. Additional references.

Beginning with "Lao": lao-chinese, lao-da, Lao-thai, Lao-tse, lao-tze, Lao-tzu, Lao-us, Lao-zi.

Ending with "Lao": Chang Kuo-lao, Sino-lao.

Asturian

Laosianu. (various references)

Cebuano

Laosyano. (various references)

Chinese 

駱駝祥子 . (various references)

Danish

Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, The Lao People's Democratic Republic), LA (lacunosus, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos), Den Demokratiske Folkerepublik Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, The Lao People's Democratic Republic). (various references)

Dutch

Laotiaanse taal (Laotian language), Laotiaans (Laotian, Laotian language). (various references)

Esperanto

laosa lingvo (Laotian language). (various references)

Farsi 

مردم تاءی (Laotian), زبان تاءی (Laotian), اهل لاءوس (Laotian). (various references)

Finnish

Laosin demokraattinen kansantasavalta (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos), Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos), LA (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, sed rate, sedimentation rate, sedimentation velocity). (various references)

French

le Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos), Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, The Lao People's Democratic Republic), LAO (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos-ISO code), la République démocratique populaire lao (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, The Lao People's Democratic Republic), LA (lacunosus, lah, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, Laos-ISO code), République démocratique populaire lao (Lao People's Democratic Republic). (various references)

German

Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, The Lao People's Democratic Republic), LAO (Lao People's Democratic Republic), LA (lamp, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos), die Laotische Demokratische Volksrepublik (Laos, The Lao People's Democratic Republic), Demokratische Volksrepublik Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos). (various references)

Greek 

LA (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos), Λάος (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos), Λαϊκή �"ημοκρατία του Λάος (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos). (various references)

Italian

Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, The Lao People's Democratic Republic), LAO:Vientiane:nuovo kip (Lao People's Democratic Republic), LA (a, an, her, it, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, Low Alcohol Qualifica che viene di solito applicata a determinati tipi di vini o di birre., the, you), Repubblica democratica popolare lao (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos), Repubblica democratica e popolare del Laos (Laos, The Lao People's Democratic Republic). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

老子 (Lao-tse, Lao-tzu). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ろうし (capital and labor, capitalists and laborers, die of old age, dying in prison, labour and management, Lao-tse, Lao-tzu, old priest, sage, teacher, wax paper). (various references)

Pig Latin

aolay

Portuguese

Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, lap), LA (european elm bark beetle, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, lesser european elm bark beetle, small elm bark beetle, smaller european elm bark beetle), República Democrática Popular do Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos). (various references)

Spanish

Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos), LA (a, it, lacunosus, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos, the, ye, you), República Democrática Popular Lao (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos). (various references)

Swedish

Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos), LA (Bean, Carnation, La, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos), Demokratiska folkrepubliken Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic, Laos). (various references)

Thai

คนลาว, � าษาลาว. (various references)

Derivations

Words ending with "Lao": bacalao. (additional references)

Words containing "Lao": bacalaos. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: al, la, lo.

+1 letter: aloe, alow, also, alto, awol, bola, calo, coal, cola, foal, gaol, goal, halo, kola, load, loaf, loam, loan, loca, lota, mola, olea, olla, opal, oral, oval, sola, tola.

+2 letters: aboil, acold, afoul, aglow, ahold, aioli, alamo, aldol, algor, allod, allot, allow, alloy, aloes, aloft, aloha, aloin, alone, along, aloof, aloud, altho, altos, amole, anole, argol, atoll, awols, azlon, azole, bloat, bolar, bolas, boral, boyla, calos, carol, claro, cloak, coala, coals, coaly, colas, colza, comal, copal, coral, coxal, dobla, dolma, domal, dotal, float, flora, flota, foals, focal, folia, galop, gaols, gloam, gloat, goals, goral, hallo, halos, haole, holla, horal, jalop, joual, koala, kolas, labor, laevo, largo, lasso, llano, loach, loads, loafs, loams, loamy, loans, loath, lobar, local, logan, logia, loofa, loral, loran, lotah, lotas, lovat, loyal, modal, molal, molar, molas, moola, moral, nodal, nopal, notal, octal, offal, ollas, opals, orals, ovals, parol, polar, polka, royal, salol, salon, salvo, shoal, skoal, solan, solar, talon, tolan, tolar, tolas, tonal, total, valor, viola, vocal, voila, volar, volta, volva, waldo, woald, zoeal, zonal.

+3 letters: abloom, abolla, aboral, abvolt, afloat, agonal, aholds, aiolis, alamos, albedo, albino, alcove, aldols, aldose, algoid, algors, aliyos, aliyot, alkoxy, allods, allots, allows, alloys, almond, almost, alnico, alodia, alohas, aloins, amatol, amidol, amoles, amoral, analog, anodal, anoles, aortal, aplomb, apodal, apollo, apolog, areola, areole, argols, aslope, assoil, atolls, atonal, avowal, axonal, azlons, azoles, azonal, babool, bailor, balboa, ballon, ballot, barlow, bilboa, blazon, bloats, boatel, borals, boreal, boylas, bromal, cajole, calico, callow, calory, canola, caroli, carols, catalo, chalot, cholla, choral, citola, clamor, claros, claxon, cloaca, cloaks, clonal, coalas, coaled, coaler, coaxal, cobalt, coccal, coeval, coital, colead, collar, colzas, copalm, copals, copula, corals, corral, costal, cupola, dalton, dialog, doable, doblas, dollar, dolman, dolmas, dorsal, dossal, eidola, elodea, enhalo, eolian, etalon, falcon, fallow, flacon, flagon, flavor, floats, floaty, florae, floral, floras, flotas, foaled, foetal, folate, foliar, fontal, formal, foveal, galago, galiot, gallon, gallop, galoot, galops, galore, galosh, gambol, gaoled, gaoler, gelato, glamor, glioma, gloams, gloats, global, gloria, glossa, goaled, goalie, gooral, gorals, halloa, halloo, hallos, hallot, hallow, haloed, haloes, haloid, haoles, harlot, hilloa, holard, hollas, holloa, hoopla, hulloa, jailor, jalops, jalopy, jouals, jovial, kalong, kaolin, klaxon, koalas, labors, labour, ladino, ladron, lagoon, lanose, lanugo, lapdog, laptop, lardon, largos, lassos, latigo, latino, lavabo, layoff, layout, legato, lipoma, llanos, loaded, loader, loafed, loafer, loamed, loaned, loaner, loathe, loaves, lobate, locale, locals, locate, lochan, lochia, logans, loggia, logjam, logway, longan, loofah, loofas, loquat, lorans, loreal, lorica, lotahs, lovage, lovats, mallow, maloti, maltol, molars, mollah, moolah, moolas, morale, morals, mortal, morula, nopals, normal, nounal, obelia, oblast, oblate, ocular, offals, ogival, oilcan, oilman, oilway, oleate, oorali, oracle, orally, ordeal, oscula, osteal, otalgy, outlaw, outlay, ovally, ovular, oxalic, oxalis, oxtail, pallor, parlor, parole, parols, patrol, payola, pedalo, pelota, phonal, polars, poleax, polkas, poplar, portal, postal, prolan, pyrola, recoal, reload, reloan, rialto, robalo, royals, rugola, safrol, sailor, sallow, salmon, salols, salons, saloon, saloop, salvor, salvos, santol, sawlog, shalom, shoals, shoaly, skatol, skoals, slalom, sleazo, slogan, smalto, social, solace, soland, solano, solans, solate, soldan, sporal, stomal, tailor, talion, tallol, tallow, talons, tapalo, tolane, tolans, tolars, tombal, torula, totals, unload, upload, valors, valour, violas, vocals, volant, volvas, wadmol, wallop, wallow, woalds, zealot, zonula, zoonal.

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