Laotian
noun
Lao·tian
lā-ˈō-shən 
ˈlau̇-shən
ˈlau̇-shən
1
: a native or inhabitant of Laos
also
: lao sense 1
2
Laotian
adjective
Examples of Laotian in a Sentence
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Now, in the hot and humid Laotian early summer, their team trekked four kilometers through dense jungle in search of the missing men, in an area about 55 kilometers (35 miles) east of the lush, scenic backpacker hotspot of Vang Vieng.
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Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Stories abound in every survivor of the Rwandan genocide, every Hmong refugee who fled the Laotian Civil War, every Iranian trying to protect their families from American missiles.
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Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
The two are Asian American – one of Chinese descent and the other Laotian/Thai.
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Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Diaspora communities also exist in the United States, Australia, France, and South America, with large groups of Hmong leaving Asia in the 1970s following the Vietnam War and Laotian Civil War, and another wave following after the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Bhutanese, Mongolian, Nepali and Laotian are among the qualified ethnicities on the list.
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Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
20 Dec. 2025
Asian cuisines have proliferated in recent years, with everything from Laotian to Indian cuisines taking up more and more real estate.
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Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
In early May, the government was in the process of deporting Laotian, Vietnamese, and Filipino detainees to Libya when the judge blocked it with an emergency restraining order.
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Sophie Hills,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2025
According to the lawyers, Laotian, Vietnamese and Philippine immigrants are at risk of removal.
—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
7 May 2025
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Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Stories abound in every survivor of the Rwandan genocide, every Hmong refugee who fled the Laotian Civil War, every Iranian trying to protect their families from American missiles.
—
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
The two are Asian American – one of Chinese descent and the other Laotian/Thai.
—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Diaspora communities also exist in the United States, Australia, France, and South America, with large groups of Hmong leaving Asia in the 1970s following the Vietnam War and Laotian Civil War, and another wave following after the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980.
—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Bhutanese, Mongolian, Nepali and Laotian are among the qualified ethnicities on the list.
—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
20 Dec. 2025
Asian cuisines have proliferated in recent years, with everything from Laotian to Indian cuisines taking up more and more real estate.
—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
In early May, the government was in the process of deporting Laotian, Vietnamese, and Filipino detainees to Libya when the judge blocked it with an emergency restraining order.
—
Sophie Hills,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2025
According to the lawyers, Laotian, Vietnamese and Philippine immigrants are at risk of removal.
—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
7 May 2025
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“Laotian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Laotian. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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Laotian
noun
Lao·tian
lā-ˈō-shən
ˈlau̇-shən
ˈlau̇-shən
1
: a person born or living in Laos
also
: lao sense 1
2
Laotian
adjective
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