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LAO [3 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A native or long-term resident of Laos.

OBS

Lao: inhabitant name recommended by Global Affairs Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Personne née au Laos ou qui y habite.

OBS

Lao : gentilé recommandé par Affaires mondiales Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
DEF

Persona nativa o habitante de Laos.

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Record 2 2026-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
LA
classification system code, see observation
LAO
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A landlocked country in southeastern Asia.

OBS

Capital: Vientiane.

OBS

Inhabitant: Lao, Laotian.

OBS

Laos: common name of the country.

OBS

Lao People's Democratic Republic: name recognized by the United Nations.

OBS

LA; LAO: codes recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
LA
classification system code, see observation
LAO
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État de l'Asie du Sud-Est.

OBS

Capitale : Vientiane.

OBS

Habitant : Lao, Laotien, Laotienne.

OBS

Laos : nom commun du pays.

OBS

République démocratique populaire lao : nom reconnu par les Nations Unies.

OBS

LA; LAO : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

PHR

aller au Laos, visiter le Laos

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
LA
classification system code, see observation
LAO
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Estado en el sureste de Asia, entre Tailandia y Vietnam.

OBS

Capital: Vientián.

OBS

Habitante: laosiano, laosiana.

OBS

Laos: nombre usual del país.

OBS

LA; LAO: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

OBS

Laos; República Democrática Popular de Laos: nombres tradicionales en español recomendados por la Real Academia Española y la Unión Europea.

OBS

República Democrática Popular Lao: nombre reconocido por las Naciones Unidas.

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Record 3 1994-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A Thai language spoken by the people of Laos and northern Thailand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue du groupe thaï parlée au Laos et dans l'est de la Thaïlande. Le lao s'écrit dans un alphabet dérivé du khmer et est une des langues officielles du Laos.

Spanish

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