| La The symbol for the element lanthanum. |
| LA abbr. 1. Latin America 2. Legislative Assembly 3. local agent 4. Los Angeles 5. also La. Louisiana |
| la 1 (lä) n. Music The sixth tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin; see gamut.] |
| la 2 (lä) interj. Used to express emphasis or indicate surprise. |
La
the chemical symbol for
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) lanthanum
LA
abbreviation for
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Legislative Assembly
2. (Library Science & Bibliography) Library Association
3. local agent
4. (Placename) Los Angeles
5. (Placename) Louisiana
la1
n
(Music, other) Music a variant spelling of lah
la2
interj
an exclamation of surprise or emphasis
[Old English lā lo]
la3
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)
the Internet domain name for Lao People's Democratic Republic
la1 (lɑ)
n.
the musical syllable used for the sixth tone in the ascending diatonic scale.
[1350–1400; Middle English; see gamut]
la2 (lɔ, lɑ) interj. Chiefly Dial.
(used as an exclamation of surprise or emphasis).
[before 1150; Middle English, Old English; weak variant of lā lo1]
LA 1. Louisiana.
2. light alcohol.
3. low alcohol.
La Chem. Symbol.
lanthanum.
La. Louisiana.
L.A. 1. Latin America.
2. Library Association.
3. Los Angeles.
| La The symbol for lanthanum. |
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  La - a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earthmetal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
| 2. |  LA - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil WarU.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Gulf States - a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South - the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 South - the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line Deep South - the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery Alexandria - a town in Louisiana on the Red River Baton Rouge, capital of Louisiana - capital of Louisiana Lafayette - a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians Monroe - a town in north central Louisiana Morgan City - a town in southeast Louisiana to the south of Baton Rouge New Orleans - a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year Shreveport - a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border Ouachita, Ouachita River - a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River | |
| 3. | la - the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization solfa syllable - one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization |
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