pathet lao

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Definition of pathet lao in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

pathet Lao

Etymology

() From Lao ປະເທດລາວ, from ປະເທດ (patheet, “country, state”) + ລາວ (laaw, “Lao”).