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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˌɛl ˈeɪ/, [ˌɛɫ ˈlej] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-LA.wav
Rhymes: -eɪ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} LA
  1. Initialism of Los Angeles, a city in the United States. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Los Angeles (extra: a city in the United States) Categories (place): Cities in the United States, Places in the United States, Los Angeles, Louisiana, USA Synonyms (Los Angeles): L.A., L. A.
    Sense id: en-LA-en-name-cOEzqqlL Disambiguation of Los Angeles: 51 42 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Louisiana, USA: 45 47 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 9 4 5 1 16 6 9 2 9 1 9 18 Disambiguation of 'Los Angeles': 84 6 1 1 1 5 2
  2. Abbreviation of Louisiana, a state of the United States. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Louisiana (extra: a state of the United States) Categories (place): Places in the United States, States of the United States, Los Angeles, Louisiana, USA
    Sense id: en-LA-en-name-MA9DLfCS Disambiguation of Los Angeles: 51 42 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Louisiana, USA: 45 47 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
  3. Abbreviation of Ladakh, a state of India. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Ladakh (extra: a state of India) Categories (place): Places in India, States of India
    Sense id: en-LA-en-name-Mw5qgJ4b
  4. (humorous) Abbreviation of Lower Arkansas, also in reference to the state of Louisiana. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, humorous Alternative form of: Lower Arkansas, also in reference to the state of Louisiana
    Sense id: en-LA-en-name-atJ-h9G6
  5. Abbreviation of Lampung, a province of Indonesia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Lampung (extra: a province of Indonesia) Categories (place): Places in Indonesia, Provinces of Indonesia
    Sense id: en-LA-en-name-u~9~AgVw
  6. Initialism of Las Anod, a city in Somalia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Las Anod (extra: a city in Somalia) Categories (place): Cities in Somalia, Places in Somalia Synonyms: La. [Louisiana] Derived forms: East LA, West LA
    Sense id: en-LA-en-name-oFui5DB6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 10 5 5 1 17 7 11 2 11 1 10 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 9 4 5 1 16 6 9 2 9 1 9 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 7 4 5 1 18 7 10 2 10 1 10 14
  7. Initialism of Linear A. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Linear A
    Sense id: en-LA-en-name-LxmWui1u

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɛl ˈeɪ/, [ˌɛɫ ˈlej] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-LA.wav Forms: LAs [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ Head templates: {{en-noun}} LA (plural LAs)
  1. (anatomy, medicine) Initialism of left atrium. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: left atrium Categories (topical): Anatomy, Medicine Related terms (left atrium): LV, RA, RV
    Sense id: en-LA-en-noun-kvBpESPQ Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'left atrium': 57 4 19 2 18
  2. (inorganic chemistry) Initialism of lead arsenate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: lead arsenate Categories (topical): Inorganic compounds
    Sense id: en-LA-en-noun-sa3NoseM Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (pharmacology) Initialism of local anesthetic. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: local anesthetic Categories (topical): Pharmacology
    Sense id: en-LA-en-noun-vKpzwRgM Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
  4. Initialism of lateral area. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: lateral area
    Sense id: en-LA-en-noun-svFUJYXC
  5. Initialism of local authority. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: local authority
    Sense id: en-LA-en-noun-JnYQEl8S

Symbol [Translingual]

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  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Laos. Categories (place): Laos Synonyms: LAO

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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