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Noun lao has 2 senses

Lao, Laotian - 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
--₁ is a kind of Asian country, Asian nation; Asian, Asiatic; Asian country, Asian nation; Asian, Asiatic
--₁ is a part of Indochina, Indochinese peninsula
--₁ is a member of

Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN; 1 of 2 senses of lao ; Lao, Laotian; Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic; Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic; Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN; 1 of 2 senses of lao ; Lao, Laotian; Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic

--₁ has parts:

Vientiane, Laotian capital, capital of Laos; Mekong, Mekong River

--₁ has members: Lao, Laotian

Lao - the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos
--₂ is a kind of Tai; Tai