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Laotian, a. and n.|ˈlaʊʃən, lɑːˈəʊʃən|
Also Laosian.
[f. Laos, name of a country in South-East Asia: see -ian, Lao.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the country of Laos.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of Laos; also the language of the Laotian people.
a1861H. Mouhot Trav. Indo-China (1864) II. xviii. 154 The Laotian priests..make a frightful noise, chanting from morning to night. 1890J. G. Frazer Golden Bough I. i. 42 Before beginning to work at the salt-pans in a Laosian village, the workmen offer sacrifice to a local divinity. 1911Encycl. Brit. XVI. 190/2 Laos is inhabited by a mixed population falling into three main groups—the Thais (including the Laotians..); various aboriginal peoples classed as Khas; and the inhabitants of neighbouring countries. 1931Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Nov. 880/4 A Laotian festival. 1949Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. LXIX. 63/2 The Southern group of Tai in Indo-China includes the Siamese and the Laotians. 1954Pei & Gaynor Dict. Ling. 120 Thai Lao or Eastern Laotian..and Tai Yüan or Western Laotian. 1967D. S. Parlett Short Dict. Lang. 122 Siamese and Laotian boast literature from comparatively ancient times. 1968Guardian 1 May 9/1 The American..was having an argument with four Laotian officials... Suddenly the American threw the contents of his glass at one of the Laotians. 1971Ibid. 8 Apr. 2/1 The writer is an American freelance who speaks fluent Laotian. 1972Mainichi Daily News (Japan) 6 Nov. 19/4 (caption) Japanese ‘peace corps’ members..teach Laotian farmers how to operate a tractor. |