Pathet Lao

UK/ˌpa.tɛt ˈlaʊ/

proper noun

A communist nationalist movement and political party in Laos, which took power in 1975 after a civil war.

OriginLao ປະເທດລາວ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A communist nationalist movement and political party in Laos, which took power in 1975 after a civil war.

Origin

  1. Laoປະເທດລາວ
  2. EnglishPathet Lao

From Lao ປະເທດລາວ (pa thēt lāo), from ປະເທດ (pa thēt, “country, state”) + ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 巴特寮
  • 巴特寮 (Bātèliáo)political movement and party in Laos
German Pathet Lao
  • Pathet Laopolitical movement and party in Laos
Vietnamese Pathet Lào
  • Pathet Làopolitical movement and party in Laos
Cite this entry
APA

Pathet Lao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pathet%20Lao

MLA

“Pathet Lao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pathet%20Lao. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pathet Lao,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pathet%20Lao.

Source: Pathet Lao on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.