vientiane in English

noun
1
the capital and chief port of Laos, on the Mekong River; population 231,700 (est. 2009).

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1. The Vientiane Plain which covers Vientiane Province and Vientiane Municipality is one of the six major rice producing plains in Laos.

2. The mythical abode of a seven-headed dragon that protects Vientiane.

3. On 9 March 1945 French paratroopers arrived, and "liberated" the Vientiane on April 24, 1945.

4. No official standard exists, but the dialect of Vientiane is considered de facto official.

5. In 1574, under the request from Pegu, Maha Thammaracha led the Siamese armies to subjugate Vientiane.

6. In addition to logistical support from these craft, Bird and Son dropped paratroopers onto Vientiane from the C-46.

7. The LPLAAF operates from two main bases - Vientiane and Phonsavanh - with another three bases supported by detachments from the main units.

8. Three months later, Nosavan launched an American-backed countercoup from his base in Savannakhet, successfully attacking the Neutralists in Vientiane.

9. At Vang Pao's command, nine T-28s struck a column of Pathet Lao trucks moving south into Vientiane, causing heavy casualties.

10. Fishermen may have to turn to aquaculture like this tilapia farm in Vientiane to make up for the lost wild catch .

11. By a decree signed in 1900 by Governor-General Paul Doumer, the province was divided into four muang, these being Borikan, Patchoum, Tourakom, and Vientiane.

12. In the mist of the 1971 reorganization, two dual commando/infantry training centres were set up by the Americans at Phou Khao Khouai, north of Vientiane and Seno near Savannakhet for the Royal Lao Army (RLA) new strike divisions.