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Vientiane.

The capital city of Laos.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/viˌɛntiˈɑːn//ˌvjɛnˈtjɑːn/

  1. The capital city of Laos.

  2. The capital city of Laos. The Laotian government.

    metonymically

  3. A prefecture of Laos. Capital: Vientiane (city).

  4. A province of Laos. Capital: Phonhong.

Where this word comes from

From French Vientiane, from Lao ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.