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laos

/ˈlaʊs/

laos noun: galangal.

Noun (1)

laos (uncountable)

  1. Galangal

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Laos

Laos

  1. 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.2024 November 27, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, “Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers”, in CNN
    Synonyms:
    Laoland

Noun (2) capitalized: Laos

IPA/laʊz/

Laos

  1. (plural) plural of Lao

Proper noun (2) capitalized: LAOS

LAOS

  1. the Popular Orthodox Rally, a Greek political party (Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός).

laos meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

laos in Hindi

लाओस, लावोस

laos in Tamil

லாவோஸ்

laos in Marathi

लाओस, लावोस

laos in Urdu

لاؤس, لاوس
More languagesFewer languages
laos in Bengali
লাওস
laos in Telugu
లావోస్
laos in Malayalam
ലാവോസ്
laos in Kannada
ಲಾವೋಸ್, ಲಾವೊಸ್
laos in Punjabi
ਲਾਓਸ, ਲਾਵੋਸ
laos in Gujarati
લાઓસ, લાવોસ
laos in Odia
ଲାଓସ୍, ଲାଓସ
laos in Nepali
लाओस, लावोस

Synonyms of laos

Origin of laos

Borrowed from French Laos, plural of Lao, from Lao ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”). More at Lao.

Phrases with laos

Words that rhyme with laos

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Questions about laos

What does laos mean?
Laos means galangal.
What is laos in Hindi?
Laos in Hindi is लाओस, लावोस. See Laos meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is laos?
Laos can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce laos?
Laos is pronounced /ˈlaʊs/.

Words near laos in the dictionary

  1. Laomedeia
  2. Laomedeian
  3. Laomei
  4. Laon
  5. Laoness
  6. laos
  7. laoshi
  8. Laosi
  9. Laotian
  10. Laotian rock rat
  11. Laotian rock rats

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: laos (page history and authors); Laos (page history and authors); LAOS (page history and authors); laos (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); laos (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); laos (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); laos (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); laos (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); laos (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); laos (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); laos (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); laos (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); laos (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); laos (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); laos (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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