See LA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Abbreviation of Ladakh, a union territory of India."
],
"links": [
[
"Ladakh",
"Ladakh#English"
],
[
"union territory",
"union territory"
],
[
"India",
"India#English"
]
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{
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{
"word": "Lower Arkansas"
},
{
"word": "also in reference to the state of Louisiana"
}
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"English humorous terms"
],
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"Abbreviation of Lower Arkansas, also in reference to the state of Louisiana."
],
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"humorous",
"humorous"
],
[
"Arkansas",
"Arkansas"
]
],
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"(humorous) Abbreviation of Lower Arkansas, also in reference to the state of Louisiana."
],
"tags": [
"abbreviation",
"alt-of",
"humorous"
]
},
{
"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "a province of Indonesia",
"word": "Lampung"
}
],
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"English abbreviations",
"en:Abbreviations of provinces of Indonesia",
"en:Lampung, Indonesia",
"en:Places in Indonesia",
"en:Provinces of Indonesia"
],
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"Abbreviation of Lampung, a province of Indonesia."
],
"links": [
[
"Lampung",
"Lampung#English"
],
[
"province",
"province"
],
[
"Indonesia",
"Indonesia#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"abbreviation",
"alt-of"
]
},
{
"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "a city in Somalia",
"word": "Las Anod"
}
],
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"English initialisms",
"en:Abbreviations of places",
"en:Cities in Somalia",
"en:Places in Somalia"
],
"glosses": [
"Initialism of Las Anod, a city in Somalia."
],
"links": [
[
"Las Anod",
"Las Anod#English"
],
[
"city",
"city"
],
[
"Somalia",
"Somalia#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"abbreviation",
"alt-of",
"initialism"
]
},
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "Linear A"
}
],
"categories": [
"English initialisms"
],
"glosses": [
"Initialism of Linear A."
],
"links": [
[
"Linear A",
"Linear A#English"
]
],
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"abbreviation",
"alt-of",
"initialism"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˌɛl ˈeɪ/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˌɛɫ ˈlej]",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪ"
}
],
"word": "LA"
}
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