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Pathet Lao

UK/ˌpa.tɛt ˈlaʊ/

Pathet Lao proper noun: a communist nationalist movement and political party in Laos, which took power in 1975 after a civil war.

Proper noun

Pathet Lao

  1. A communist nationalist movement and political party in Laos, which took power in 1975 after a civil war.

Pathet Lao meaning in Vietnamese

Pathet Lao in Vietnamese

political movement and party in Laos
Pathet Lào

Origin of Pathet Lao

From Lao ປະເທດລາວ (pa thēt lāo), from ປະເທດ (pa thēt, “country, state”) + ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”).

Questions about Pathet Lao

What does Pathet Lao mean?
Pathet Lao means a communist nationalist movement and political party in Laos, which took power in 1975 after a civil war.
What is Pathet Lao in Vietnamese?
Pathet Lao in Vietnamese is Pathet Lào. See Pathet Lao meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Pathet Lao?
Pathet Lao is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pathet Lao?
Pathet Lao is pronounced /ˌpa.tɛt ˈlaʊ/ (UK).

Words near Pathet Lao in the dictionary

  1. pathenogenetic
  2. pathenogenetically
  3. pather
  4. pathergy
  5. pathers
  6. Pathet Lao
  7. pathetic
  8. pathetic fallacies
  9. pathetic fallacy
  10. pathetic nerve
  11. pathetic nerves

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