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Pathet Lao
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English
Etymology
From en lo ປະເທດລາວ, from lo ປະເທດ country, state + lo ລາວ Lao.
Pronunciation
en /ˌpa.tɛt ˈlaʊ/ UK
Proper noun
1
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
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 巴特寮
German: de Pathet Lao
Khmer: km បទេសឡាវ pak tes lao
Lao: lo ປະເທດລາວ
Vietnamese: vi Pathet Lào
en Laos Cold War Communism