Vientiane
/viˌɛntiˈɑːn/
Vientiane proper noun: the capital city of Laos.
Proper noun
Vientiane
- The capital city of Laos.
- From Saigon we flew to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, where I had a long meeting with Prince Souvanna Phouma, a young, Paris-educated member of the Laotian ruling family, who was then Prime Minister.1978, Richard Nixon, “Vice President 1953-1960”, in RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 122
- The Laotian government.
- A prefecture of Laos. Capital: Vientiane (city).
- A province of Laos. Capital: Phonhong.
Vientiane meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Vientiane in Hindi
- capital of Laos
- विनतिएन vintien, व्यिंचन vyiñcan, वियेनतियेन viyentiyen
Vientiane in Tamil
- capital of Laos
- வியஞ்சான் viyañcāṉ
Vientiane in Urdu
- capital of Laos
- وینتیان viyantiyān
Vientiane in Bengali
- capital of Laos
- ভিয়েনতিয়েন bhiẏentiẏen
More languagesFewer languages
- Vientiane in Malayalam
- വിയന്റിയൻ viyanṟiyaṉ
- Vientiane in Kannada
- ವಿಯೆನ್ ಟಿಯೇನ್ viyen ṭiyēn
- Vientiane in Pashto
- وېنتيان wientyān
- Vientiane in Tagalog
- Vientiane
- Vientiane in Arabic
- فِيَانْتِيَان fiyantiyān, فِيِينْتِيَان fiyīntiyān
- Vientiane in Malay
- Vientiane
- Vientiane in Indonesian
- Vientiane
- Vientiane in Persian
- وینتیان ventiyân
- Vientiane in Thai
- เวียงจันทน์ wiiang-jan
- Vientiane in Vietnamese
- Viêng Chăn, Vạn Tượng
- Vientiane in Myanmar
- ဗီယင်ကျန်း biyangkyan:
Origin of Vientiane
From French Vientiane, from Lao ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan).
Words that rhyme with Vientiane
Questions about Vientiane
- What does Vientiane mean?
- Vientiane means the capital city of Laos.
- What is Vientiane in Hindi?
- Vientiane in Hindi is विनतिएन (vintien), व्यिंचन (vyiñcan), वियेनतियेन (viyentiyen). See Vientiane meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Vientiane?
- Vientiane is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Vientiane?
- Vientiane is pronounced /viˌɛntiˈɑːn/.
Words near Vientiane in the dictionary
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