la
IPA: ɫˈɑ
noun
- (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.
- (Liverpool) lad, kid
- (anatomy, medicine) Initialism of left atrium. [One of the chambers of the heart in humans and other mammals, which receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary veins, and pumps it into the left ventricle.]
- (inorganic chemistry) Initialism of lead arsenate.
- (pharmacology) Initialism of local anesthetic. [(medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.]
- Initialism of lateral area. [(geometry) The sum of the areas of the lateral (vertical) faces of a cylinder, cone, frustum, or the like.]
- Initialism of local authority. [An administrative body in local government, such as a city council.]
- Initialism of Los Angeles, a city in the United States. [A city and port, the county seat of Los Angeles County, the largest city in California, and the 2nd largest in the United States, famed for being the center of the American film industry.]
- Abbreviation of Louisiana, a state of the United States. [A state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. Capital: Baton Rouge. Largest city: New Orleans.]
- (humorous) Abbreviation of Lower Arkansas, also in reference to the state of Louisiana.
- Abbreviation of Lampung, a province of Indonesia. [A province of Indonesia.]
- Initialism of Las Anod, a city in Somalia. [A medium-sized city in Khatumo, settled by the reer darawiish.]
- Initialism of Linear A. [(archaeology, linguistics) A syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language, and an apparent predecessor to other scripts, such as Linear B.]
- Abbreviation of lane (in street addresses) [(used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.]
- Alternative form of LA
adjective
- Prefixed to the name of a woman, with ironic effect (as though an opera prima donna).
Examples of "la" in Sentences
- La Fee is made by maceration of cold herbal oils.
- It is not the caliber of the LA Times but seems decent.
- I did the sound design for the LA premiere of SideShow.
- La Bourdonnais was an ebullient and garrulous individual.
- LA Symphony independently released the Baloney EP in 2002.
- The Maels then chose to return to LA to rejuvenate the group.
- Cauchon was born in La Malbaie, Quebec and became a stenographer.
- He is the first occupant of the Laing chair in Complementary Medicine.
- The occasion was the celebration of the religious festival of La Naval.
- The church was designated the cathedral of the Diocese of Las Cruces in 1982.