From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Laos
n 1: a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern
Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949 [syn:
Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Laos \Laos\ prop. n.
a country in Southeast Asia.
[WordNet 1.5]