noun
a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949
• Syn: ↑Laos
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation
• Member Holonyms: ↑Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ↑ASEAN
• Part Holonyms: ↑Indochina, ↑Indochinese peninsula
• Part Meronyms: ↑Vientiane, ↑Laotian capital, ↑capital of Laos, ↑Mekong, ↑Mekong River
Useful english dictionary. 2012.