Vientiane

[ vyen-tyahn ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Laos, on the Mekong River, in the NW part.

Vientiane

/ ˌvjɛntɪˈɑːn; wiːɛŋtæn /

noun

1. the administrative capital of Laos, in the south near the border with Thailand: capital of the kingdom of Vientiane from 1707 until taken by the Thais in 1827. Pop: 776 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The 20-year-old Briton has been held at Phonthong since she was arrested August 6, 2008, at Wattay Airport in Vientiane.

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