Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun miao
2 senses of miao
Sense 1
Hmong, Miao -- (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)
=> Asian, Asiatic -- (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Sense 2
Hmong, Hmong language, Miao -- (a language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong)
=> natural language, tongue -- (a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language)