n.
Pronunciation: ' lau ̇ s, ' lä-( ˌ ) ō s, ' l ā - ˌ äs
Function: geographical name
country SE Asia; a republic, until 1975 a kingdom; formerly a state of French Indochina; capital Vientiane area 91,428 sq mi (236,799 sq km ), pop 4,533,000
n.
Pronunciation: ' lau ̇ s, ' lä-( ˌ ) ō s, ' l ā - ˌ äs
Function: geographical name
country SE Asia; a republic, until 1975 a kingdom; formerly a state of French Indochina; capital Vientiane area 91,428 sq mi (236,799 sq km ), pop 4,533,000
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012