Lao
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Lao may refer to:
Laos
Something of, from, or related to Laos, a country in Southeast Asia
Lao people (people from Laos, or of Lao descent)
The Lao language
Lao Rongzhi (born 1974), Chinese female serial killer
Lao script, the writing system used to write the Lao language
Lao (Unicode block), a block of Lao characters in Unicode
LAO, the international vehicle registration code for Laos
Other places
Mount Lao (崂山), Qingdao, China
Lao River, Italy, a river of southern Italy
Lao River, Thailand, a tributary of the Kok River in Thailand
Lao, Bhutan, a settlement in Trashiyangtse District, eastern Bhutan
Lao, Estonia, village in Tõstamaa Parish, Pärnu County
Lao, Togo
LAO, IATA code of Laoag International Airport in the Philippines
Philosophers
Laozi or Lao-Tzu, philosopher and poet of ancient China.
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