Pathet Lao

English

Etymology

From Lao ປະເທດລາວ (pa thēt lāo), from ປະເທດ (pa thēt, “country, state”) + ລາວ (lāo, “Lao”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.tɛt ˈlaʊ/

Proper noun

Pathet Lao

A communist nationalist movement and political party in Laos, which took power in 1975 after a civil war.

Translations

political movement and party in Laos

German: Pathet Lao
Khmer: បទេសឡាវ (pak tes lao)
Lao: ປະເທດລາວ (pa thēt lāo)
Vietnamese: Pathet Lào

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