Lao

Lao may refer to:

Laos

• Something of, from, or related to Laos, a country in Southeast Asia
• Lao people (people from Laos, or of Lao descent)
• The Lao language
• Lao script, the writing system used to write the Lao language
  • Lao (Unicode block), a block of Lao characters in Unicode
• LAO, the international vehicle registration code for Laos

Other places

• Mount Lao (崂山), Qingdao, China
• Lao River, a river of southern Italy
• Lao River, a tributary of the Kok River in Thailand
• Lao, Bhutan
• Lao, Estonia, village in Tõstamaa Parish, Pärnu County
• Lao, Togo
• LAO, IATA code of Laoag International Airport in the Philippines

Philosophers

• Laozi or Lao-Tzu, a philosopher and poet of ancient China.

Other

• Alternative spelling of Liu, common Chinese surname
• Linear alpha olefin
• The California Legislative Analyst's Office
• Legal Aid Ontario
• The material lanthanum aluminate, or LaAlO₃