la

¹ American  

[lah] / lɑ /

noun

Music.

1. the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.

2. (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone A.

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la ² American  

[law, lah] / lɔ, lɑ /

interjection

Archaic or Dialect.

1. (used as an exclamation of wonder, surprise, etc.).

   La, sir, how you do go on!

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La ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. lanthanum.

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LA ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Louisiana (approved especially for use with zip code).

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La. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Louisiana.

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L.A. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Latin America.

2. Law Agent.

3. Library Association.

4. Local Agent.

5. Los Angeles.

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LA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Legislative Assembly

2. Library Association

3. local agent

4. Los Angeles

5. Louisiana

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La ² British  

symbol

1. lanthanum

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La. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Louisiana

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la ⁴ British  

/ lɑː /

noun

1. music a variant spelling of lah

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la ⁵ British  

/ lɔː /

interjection

1. an exclamation of surprise or emphasis

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la ⁶ British  

abbreviation

1. Lao People's Democratic Republic

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Etymology

Origin of la¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; gamut

Origin of la²

before 1150; Middle English, Old English; weak variant of lā lo ¹

Example Sentences

"We know which areas we need to focus on and improve the car in, which is very positive," team ambassador Pedro de la Rosa told F1 TV.

From Barron's

“GDP in Germany is likely to have grown visibly in the first quarter,” said Cyrus de la Rubia, chief economist at Hamburg Commercial Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jonah thought about putting his hands over his ears and chanting, “I’m not listening! I’m not listening! La, la, la, la, la . . .” But he couldn’t quite bring himself to do that.

From Literature

In these fast-moving, unpredictable times, Europe's leaders are increasingly turning to a la carte coalitions, alongside traditional organisations like Nato or the EU, which are larger and therefore often slower to react.

From BBC

Boatwright told Yahoo Finance earlier this week that he has no intention of launching a “dollar” or value-type menu a la McDonald’s, saying in effect that he’s content with the chain’s current pricing strategy.

From MarketWatch