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Internat ional Relations Year 1

Vocabulary/Part of speech Lao translation Example sentence
architecture noun ສະຖາປັດຕະຍະກຳ Wat Xieng Thong is an example of traditional
Lao architecture.
century noun ສັດຕະວັດ There was a lot of technological progress in
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the 20 century.
decline noun ການເຊື ່ອມໂຊມ After the death of King Setthathirath, Lan
Xang went into a period of decline.
deserted adj ຮ ້ າງ, ເປົ ່ າແປນ Vientiane was deserted after the Siamese
destroyed the city.
destroy verb ທຳລາຍ The Siamese destroyed Vientiane in 1829.

disunity adj ຄວາມບໍ່ມີເອກະພາບ The Kingdom fell into disunity.

divided verb ຖືກແບ ່ ງອອກ Lan Xang became divided after the death of
King Souringa Vongsa.
expand verb ຂະຫຍາຍອອກ Water expands when it freezes.

famous adj ມີຊື ່ສຽງ Pele is the most famous footballer in the
world.
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golden age phr ໄລຍະທີ ່ ຈະເລີນຮຸ ່ ງເຮືອງ The ‘golden age’ of Lan Xang was in the 17
century.
growth noun ການເຕີບໂຕ The government expects the growth of the
economy to continue.
height 2 noun ໄລຍະເຮືອງອ ໍ ານາດ At its height, the British Empire controlled a
quarter of the world.
history noun ປະຫວັດສາດ It is important to learn from history.

influence noun ອິດທິພົນ He used his influence to get his son a job.

kingdom noun ລາຊະອານາຈ ັ ກ The Kingdom of Lan Xang lasted from 1353 to
1693.
period noun ໄລຍະເວລາ There was a long period of peace when
Sourigna Vongsa was King of Lan Xang.
popular adj ນິຍົມ Football is a very popular sport in Laos.

population noun ພົນລະເມືອງ The population of Laos is growing fast.

rebel verb ກໍ່ການກະບົດ Chao Anouvong rebelled against the
Siamese.
ruler noun ຜູ ້ ປົກຄອງ, ເຈົ້າຊີວິດ Fa Ngum was the first ruler of Lan Xang.

stability noun ຄວາມຫມ ັ້ ນຄົງ A strong ruler can bring stability and peace
to the country.
symbol noun ສັນຍາລັກ That Luang is the symbol of Laos.

territory noun ດິນແດນ, ເຂດແດນ Countries sometimes have disagreements
over territory.
war noun ເສິກສົງຄາມ Most countries have experienced war at
some time in their history.

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