Laotian

L1A1O1T1I1A1N1
/ˈlaʊʃən//leɪˈoʊʃən/

noun

A person from the Lao People's Democratic Republic or of Lao descent.

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Lao
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Meanings

nounLaotian (plural Laotians)

plural Laotians

  1. A person from the Lao People's Democratic Republic or of Lao descent.
proper noun
  1. Synonym of Lao (“the official language of Laos”).

    Synonyms: Lao

adjectiveLaotian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Laotian people or the Laotian language.

    Synonyms: Lao

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Lao (“the official language of Laos”).

Similar
Lao

adjectiveOf, from, or pertaining to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Laotian people or the Laotian language.

Similar
Lao

More synonyms by meaning

nouna member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais

Similar
Lao
Broader
AsianAsiatic
Also see
lao

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Laos + -ian, or after French laotien.

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Translations

Afrikaans Laosiaans, Lao
  • Laosiaanslanguage
  • Laolanguage
  • Laosiaansof, from, or pertaining to Laos
Arabic لَاوُسِيَّة
  • لَاوُسِيَّة (lāwusiyya)language
Basque laosera
  • laoseralanguage
Bulgarian лаоски
  • лаоски (laoski)language
Catalan laosià, laosià
  • laosiàlanguage
  • laosiàof, from, or pertaining to Laos
Chinese Mandarin 老撾語 /老挝语
  • 老撾語 /老挝语 (Lǎowōyǔ)language
Dutch Laotiaans
  • Laotiaanslanguage
Finnish lao, laon kieli
  • laolanguage
  • laon kielilanguage
  • laosilainenof, from, or pertaining to Laos
  • laonkielinenof, from, or pertaining to Laos
French laotien, lao
  • laotienlanguage
  • laoof, from, or pertaining to Laos
  • laotienof, from, or pertaining to Laos
German Laotisch, Lao
  • Laotischlanguage
  • Laolanguage
  • laotischof, from, or pertaining to Laos
Hindi लाओशियन
  • लाओशियन (lāośiyan)language
Irish Laosach
  • Laosachof, from, or pertaining to Laos
Italian laotiano
  • laotianolanguage
Japanese ラオ語, ラオス語
  • ラオ語 (Rao-go)language
  • ラオス語 (Raosu-go)language
  • ラオの (Rao no)of, from, or pertaining to Laos
  • ラオスの (Raosu no)of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Korean 라오스어
  • 라오스어 (Raoseu-eo)language
Norwegian Bokmål lao, laotisk
  • laolanguage
  • laotisklanguage
  • laotiskof, from, or pertaining to Laos
Polish laotański, laotański
  • laotańskilanguage
  • laotańskiof, from, or pertaining to Laos
Portuguese laosiano, laosiano
  • laosianolanguage
  • laosianoof, from, or pertaining to Laos
Romanian lao, laoțian
  • laolanguage
  • laoțianof, from, or pertaining to Laos
Russian лао́сский, лао́сский
  • лао́сский (laósskij)language
  • лао́сский (laósskij)of, from, or pertaining to Laos
Spanish lao, laosiano
  • laolanguage
  • laosianolanguage
  • laosianoof, from, or pertaining to Laos
  • de Laosof, from, or pertaining to Laos
Swedish laotiska, laotisk
  • laotiskalanguage
  • laotiskof, from, or pertaining to Laos
Tagalog Laosyano, Laosyano
  • Laosyanolanguage
  • Laosyanoof, from, or pertaining to Laos
Thai ภาษาลาว
  • ภาษาลาว (phāsā lāw)language
Vietnamese tiếng Lào
  • tiếng Làolanguage

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AnatoliLatoniaalationAtilanoailanto
Cite this entry
APA

Laotian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laotian

MLA

“Laotian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laotian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Laotian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laotian.

Source: Laotian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.