"LA" meaning in English

See LA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Abbreviation

Forms: LA
Head templates: {{abbreviation}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Louisiana, a state of the United States of America.
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  2. Lao People's Democratic Republic, a member state of the United Nations.
    Sense id: simple-LA-en-abbrev-bpwY6idF
  3. Lampung, a province of Indonesia.
    Sense id: simple-LA-en-abbrev-q7wWsocN

Abbreviation

Forms: LA
Head templates: {{initialism}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Los Angeles, a city in the state of California in the United States.
    Sense id: simple-LA-en-abbrev-yV3IUkjW
  2. Lead arsenate, a pesticide introduced in the United States in 1892, mostly replaced by DDT in the late 1940s, and banned in 1988.
    Sense id: simple-LA-en-abbrev-ULqwrv--
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