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Internat ional Relations Year 1

Vocabulary/Part of speech Lao translation Example sentence
buffer adj/ ກ ັ ນຊົນ Laos was a buffer between French Indochina
noun and the British Empire of India and Burma.
chili noun ໝານເຜັດ The chili plant was introduced to Asia by
European explorers.
clove noun ກ ້ ານພູ A clove is the dried flower of a tropical tree
used in cooking.

colonialism noun ລັດທິລ ່ າເມືອງຂຶ້ນ Colonialism is the practice by which a
powerful country controls another country.
th
colonisation noun ການເອົາເປັນຫົວເມືອງຂຶ້ນ Colonisation was widespread during the 19
century.
colonise verb ເອົາເປັນເມືອງຂຶ້ນ The French colonised Laos in 1893.

colony noun ຫົວເມືອງຂຶ້ນ, ອານານິຄົມ Vietnam was a colony of France.

elite adj/ ກຸ ່ ມຄົນທິລ ໍ້ າລວຍແລະມີອິດທິ A group of Lao elites was sent to France for
noun education.
ພົນກ ່ າວຄົນອື ່ນ
explorer noun ຜູ ້ ສ ໍ າຫລວດ European explorers wanted to find a river
route to China.
figurehead noun ຜູ ້ ນ ໍ າໃນນາມຊື ່ໆ The King remained a figurehead during the
French colonial period.
frangipani noun ຕົ້ນດອກຈຳປາ The frangipani flower is the national flower
of Laos.
lucrative adj ທີ ່ ໃຫ ້ ກ ໍ າໄລງາມ Trade in spices was a lucrative business in
th
the 17 century.
monopoly noun ການຜູກຂາດ The Dutch secured a monopoly in the spice
trade.
navigable adj ທີ ່ ໃຊ ້ ເດີນເຮືອໄດ ້ The entire length of the Mekong river is not
navigable.
nutmeg noun ຖ ົ ່ວກວນ Nutmeg was a very valuable spice.

opium noun ຢາຝິ ່ ນ Opium was the main traded commodity.

pumpkin noun ໝາກອຶ Pumpkins originate in South America.

renegotiate verb ເຈລະຈາອີກເທື ່ ອໃໝ ່ The French renegotiated the border with
Siam in 1907.

spices noun ເຄື ່ອງເທດ Spices were used in cooking.

stick lac noun ຄັ່ງ Stick lac was an important forest product.

voyage noun ການເດີນທາງເຮຶອໄລຍະໄກ The French attempted a voyage up the
Mekong river.

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