adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈlaʊʃən/
/leɪˈoʊʃən/
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rhymes with -oʊʃən
CMU ARPABET:L EY0 OW1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:L AA0 OW1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 3:L AW1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Laotian people or the Laotian language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
Synonym of Lao (“the official language of Laos”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Lao
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from the Lao People's Democratic Republic or of Lao descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to Laos or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the Laotian Prime Minister
Laotian refugees
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Lao
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
History
Etymology
From Laos + -ian, or after French laotien.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Laosiaans
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Asturian:
laosianu
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Catalan:
laosià
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Finnish:
laosilainen
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Finnish:
laonkielinen
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
French:
lao
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
French:
laotien
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Galician:
laosiano
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
German:
laotisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Irish:
Laosach
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Japanese:
ラオの
(Rao no)
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Japanese:
ラオスの
(Raosu no)
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Norwegian Bokmål:
laotisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Norwegian Nynorsk:
laotisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Polish:
laotański
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Portuguese:
laosiano
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Romanian:
laoțian
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Russian:
лао́сский
(laósskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Spanish:
laosiano
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Spanish:
de Laos
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Swedish:
laotisk
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Tagalog:
Laosyano
— of, from, or pertaining to Laos
