Laotian

Southeast Asian landlocked

Laotian refers to Laos, a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, or its people, language, and culture.

As a noun, a Laotian is a person from Laos: The restaurant is run by a Laotian family.

The Lao language is sometimes called Laotian, though Lao is more common among linguists.

geography

Vientiane

Laos's chief city

MekongMajor Southeast Asian river
landlockedHaving no sea access
highlandsElevated, hilly land areas

culture

sticky rice

Adhesive cooked grain variety

BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
sinhHyperbolic trigonometric function
almsgivingGiving to the needy

monastery · silk weaving · handicrafts · folklore · animism

regional

Southeast Asian

From that tropical peninsula region

ThailandSoutheast Asian kingdom
VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation
CambodiaIndochinese kingdom near Vietnam

Myanmar · ASEAN · Indochina · tropical · monsoon · Buddhism · French Indochina · landlocked

nationality

citizenship

Status as state member

passportGovernment-issued travel credential
diasporaScattered population sharing origins
visaTravel authorization stamp

expatriate · emigrant · ethnicity · identity · homeland · naturalization · consulate · ancestry · Hmong · repatriation

cuisine

galangal

Pungent Asian cooking rhizome

fish sauceFermented anchovy condiment
bamboo shootsEdible grass sprouts

Categories

Southeast Asian peoplesThai, Khmer, Vietnamese, Lao, Malay
AsiaChina, India, Japan, Thailand, Korea
Southeast AsiaVietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia
Asian peoplesChinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Thai
Highland PeoplesTibetan, Nepalese, Nepali, Quechua, Andean

Opposites

national/ethnic identity

LaotianAmerican

From the U.S.

Western · European · Thai · Vietnamese · Japanese

Family

Familiarity: Top 500,000
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