"lakou" meaning in English

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          "text": "“He promised to bring the president's wife to our lakou.”",
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          "text": "Within the lakou, homes consist of wood-framed huts with thatch or corrugated-iron roofs. Furniture is minimal — a few chairs, a table, and some woven mats on which to sleep.",
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          "text": "A lakou is a community space composed of houses populated by several generations of one family, surrounded by a circular garden.",
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