"Lassa" meaning in All languages combined

See Lassa on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

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  1. Archaic form of Lhasa. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: Lhasa
    Sense id: en-Lassa-en-name-OoYkmDB8
  2. Acronym of Latin American Society of South Australia. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Latin American Society of South Australia
    Sense id: en-Lassa-en-name-4i2I4xys Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 39 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 30 32 35
  3. A town in Borno state, Nigeria.
    Sense id: en-Lassa-en-name-NSlNAfVH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 39 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 30 32 35
  4. A city in the Kara Region of Togo
    Sense id: en-Lassa-en-name-ecK3hRDo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 39 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 30 32 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 26 29 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Lassa fever, Lassa virus

Proper name [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈla.sɐ/
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  1. Lhasa (the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in China, Cities in Tibet, Places in China, Places in Tibet, Regional capitals of China Synonyms: Lhasa
    Sense id: en-Lassa-pt-name-LBAb-Knb Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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