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Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked socialist republic in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (also known as Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or Land of A Million Elephants, which existed from the 14th to the 18th century. The flag of the Kingdom of Laos featured the Erawan, a mythical white three headed elephant. The current national flag was first used by the short-lived Lao nationalist government of 1945 and was restored by the Lao communist government in 1975.
Terminology
The country's name in the Lao language is 'Meuang Lao'. The French, who made the country part of French Indochina in 1893, spelled it with the s which is usually retained in the spelling and pronunciation of the English name (pronounced as one syllable). The usual adjectival form is "Lao" (as in 'the Lao economy'), not 'Laotian', although the latter is commonly used to describe the people of Laos (to avoid confusion with the Lao ethnic group).
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why my fav gone say wear a hat ! haha this bitch just dont realize ima nigga ! not laotian
kEEyANAcHAUNTE (yANA ; yA MAN'sz FAv) Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:05:15 -0000
why my fav gone say wear a hat ! haha this bitch just dont realize ima nigga ! not laotian
Footnote: I use "Indochinese" because if I spelt out Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian, I'd have no space left to ask anything
smurray38 (Stephen Murray) Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:48:23 -0000
Footnote: I use "Indochinese" because if I spelt out Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian, I'd have no space left to ask anything
@IAmDala lol i guess we're homies now! my name actually means "star" in Laotian. :)
dalanator (dala) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:20:31 -0000
@IAmDala lol i guess we're homies now! my name actually means "star" in Laotian. :)
RT @honoluluacademy: Academy Shop has selection of one-of-a-kind Laotian textiles. by appoint. http://bit.ly/5FR19 Intricacy is mind blowing
FashionHistoria (Heather Vaughan) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:36:00 -0000
RT @honoluluacademy: Academy Shop has selection of one-of-a-kind Laotian textiles. by appoint. http://bit.ly/5FR19 Intricacy is mind blowing
Academy Shop has selection of one-of-a-kind Laotian textiles. Available by appointment only. http://bit.ly/5FR19 Intricacy is mind blowing
honoluluacademy (honoluluacademy) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:34:25 -0000
Academy Shop has selection of one-of-a-kind Laotian textiles. Available by appointment only. http://bit.ly/5FR19 Intricacy is mind blowing
is making a Laotian spicy chicken soup with glass noodles and onions...it's going to take forever :-/
bsayasane (Bounmy Sayasane) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:42:06 -0000
is making a Laotian spicy chicken soup with glass noodles and onions...it's going to take forever :-/
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