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Lao may refer to:
Laos
* Something of, from, or related to
Laos, a country in Southeast Asia
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Lao people
The Lao people are a Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia, who speak the eponymous language of the Kra–Dai languages. They are the majority ethnic group of Laos, making up 53.2% of the total population. The majority of Lao people adhere ...
(people from Laos, or of Lao descent)
* The
Lao language
Lao, sometimes referred to as Laotian (, 'Lao' or , 'Lao language'), is a Kra–Dai language of the Lao people. It is spoken in Laos, where it is the official language for around 7 million people, as well as in northeast Thailand, where i ...
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Lao script, the writing system used to write the Lao language
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Lao (Unicode block), a block of Lao characters in Unicode
* LAO, the
international vehicle registration code
The country in which a motor vehicle's vehicle registration plate was issued may be indicated by an international licence plate country code, formerly known as an International Registration Letter or International Circulation Mark. It is re ...
for Laos
Other places
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Mount Lao
Mount Lao, or Laoshan (), is a mountain located near the East China Sea on the southeastern coastline of the Shandong Peninsula in China. The mountain is culturally significant due to its long affiliation with Taoism and is often regarded as on ...
(), Qingdao, China
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Lao River, Italy, a river of southern Italy
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Lao River, Thailand, a tributary of the Kok River in Thailand
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Lao, Bhutan
Lao is a settlement in Trashiyangtse District in eastern Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalaya ...
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Lao, Estonia
Lao is a village in Tõstamaa Parish, Pärnu County, in southwestern Estonia. It is located on the top of the Tõstamaa peninsula, on the coast of the Gulf of Riga
The Gulf of Riga, Bay of Riga, or Gulf of Livonia ( lv, Rīgas līcis, et, ...
, village in Tõstamaa Parish, Pärnu County
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Lao, Togo
Lao, Togo is a village in the Doufelgou Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-eastern Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin t ...
* LAO, IATA code of
Laoag International Airport
Laoag International Airport ( ilo, Sangalubongan a Pagpatayaban ti Laoag; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Laoag; ) is the main airport serving the general area of Laoag, the capital city of the province of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. It is the ...
in the Philippines
Philosophers
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Laozi or Lao-Tzu, philosopher and poet of ancient China.
Other
* Alternative spelling of
Liu
/ ( or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'kill', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text ...
, common Chinese surname
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Linear alpha olefin
Linear alpha olefins (LAO) or normal alpha olefins (NAO) are olefins or alkenes with a chemical formula Cx H2x, distinguished from other mono-olefins with a similar molecular formula by linearity of the hydrocarbon chain and the position of the d ...
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California Legislative Analyst's Office
The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO), located in Sacramento, California, is a nonpartisan government agency that has provided fiscal and policy advice to the California Legislature since 1941. The office is known for analyzing the state budget ...
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Legal Aid Ontario
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is a publicly funded and publicly accountable non-profit corporation, responsible for administering the legal aid program in the province of Ontario, Canada. Through a toll-free number and multiple in-person locations suc ...
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Legislative Affairs Office
Legislative Affairs Office (LAO; Simplified Chinese: 法制办公室 Pinyin: Fǎzhì Bàngōngshì) is an administrative office within the State Council of the People's Republic of China which assists the Premier in providing legal advice and adm ...
* The material
lanthanum aluminate
Lanthanum aluminate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula, formula LaAlO3, often abbreviated as LAO. It is an optically transparent ceramic oxide with a distorted perovskite structure.
Properties
Crystalline LaAlO3 has a relatively h ...
, or LaAlO
3
See also
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Loa (disambiguation)
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