laotian(n = noun.person) lao - a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais;
laotian, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a a native or national of Laos in SE Asia. b a person of Laotian descent.
2 the language of Laos.
--adj. of or relating to Laos or its people or language.