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Vientiane in British English
(ˌvjɛntɪˈɑːn) or Viangchan (ˌwiːɛŋˌtæn)
noun
the administrative capital of Laos, in the south near the border with Thailand: capital of the kingdom of Vientiane from 1707 until taken by the Thais in 1827. Pop: 996 566 (2015 est)
Vientiane in American English
(vjɛnˈtjɑn)
capital of Laos, on the Mekong River: pop. 377,000
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