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MIAO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Miao mean?
• MIAO (noun)
The noun MIAO has 2 senses:
1. a people living traditionally in mountain villages in southern China and adjacent areas of Vietnam and Laos and Thailand; many have emigrated to the United States
2. a language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong
Familiarity information: MIAO used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A people living traditionally in mountain villages in southern China and adjacent areas of Vietnam and Laos and Thailand; many have emigrated to the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hmong; Miao
Hypernyms ("Miao" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Hmong; Hmong language; Miao
Hypernyms ("Miao" is a kind of...):
natural language; tongue (a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language)
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