transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlau̇s, ˈlä-(ˌ)ōs, ˈlā-ˌäs ]
geographical name
country SE Asia; a republic, until 1975 a kingdom; formerly a state of French Indochina; capital Vientiane area 91,428 square miles (236,799 square kilometers ), population 4,533,000