la
noun
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
la
1 American
[lah]
/ lɑ /
noun
Music.
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las
plural
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the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
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(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone A.
la
2
American
[law, lah]
/ lɔ, lɑ /
interjection
Archaic or Dialect.
La
3
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
LA
4
American
abbreviation
La.
5
American
abbreviation
L.A.
6
American
abbreviation
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Latin America.
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Law Agent.
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Library Association.
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Local Agent.
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Los Angeles.
LA
1
British
abbreviation
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Legislative Assembly
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Library Association
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local agent
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Los Angeles
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Louisiana
La
2
British
symbol
La.
3
British
abbreviation
la
4
British
/ lɑː /
noun
la
5
British
/ lɔː /
interjection
la
6
British
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of la1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at gamut
Origin of la2
before 1150; Middle English, Old English; weak variant of lā lo 1
Vocabulary lists containing la
Example Sentences
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For The Disappearers, James wanted to write the section about the attack as an epic poem, à la The Iliad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The BBC visited a clothes shop close to the Place de la République which had been ransacked, with piles of clothes and furniture scattered across the shop floor.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Near the iconic Place de la Republique in central Paris, broken glass and debris littered the roads, as a pile of burning bicycles belched out thick smoke.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Some of the appeal is the concept’s accessibility: Fans can play a version without needing to be stranded somewhere à la “Survivor” or stuck in a house for weeks like on “Big Brother.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Stranger things have happened at la maison Lefèvre than unexpected entertainment, and the pianist does sometimes send a replacement when she is unavailable for a dinner.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
It was just before dawn in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and the congregation were arriving for the Friday service at the tiny La Lomita Catholic Chapel.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
"I don't think Celtic are good enough, individually and collectively, to take on a team that's eighth in La Liga," former Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner said on Sportsound.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The only district where that seems likely is Texas’ 15th, where Rep. Monica De La Cruz is in a tough race with singer Bobby Pulido.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Disney filed demolition permits last year for the building that previously housed La Brea Bakery in Downtown Disney.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
"It was a grand spectacle," Mayor Fiorello La Guardia said.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
The event was part of LA Tech Week, a citywide event organized by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
LA CROSSE, Wisconsin — September is both campaign season and parade season in Wisconsin, as communities across the state celebrate Oktoberfest and the harvest of fall crops like apples and pumpkins.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
Krems said Li was quickly fired, CBS News LA reported.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"This time there were a lot of global athletes at this event, so the MVP gives me a lot of confidence that I can make the podium in LA," the 20-year-old said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
“It’s not like I went to red-carpet premieres or fancy clubs or anything. Mostly I just went into LA for field trips and stuff.”
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
So I had to reroute toward Shreveport, La., with a stop in a little town called Hope, Ark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The last major U.S. refinery came online in Garyville, La., in 1977, with an original capacity for 200,000 barrels of fuels a day.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Rodriguez grew up in St. Amant, La., and was focused on volleyball from a young age before playing the sport in high school and at Louisiana State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
He cites the experience of Richland Parish, La., where schoolteachers received $50,000 bonus checks funded by increased economic activity near the company’s Hyperion data-center campus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“You have to at least text them, La. You know your dad—he’ll come down here if he thinks you’re in danger. So just text and ease their minds.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
While teammates still marveled at his talent during his debut season in L.A., they also noticed that he kept to himself off the court at first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
In 1913, the city began draining the valley’s water through the newly built L.A.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Susan Straight, author of “Sacrament” and winner of the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
“People felt more finished there,” he says of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Cyndi Lauper song ended and Og queued up another dance track—“James Brown Is Dead” by L.A.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Through my glass, Barrio de las Letras fades into its own rosy haze.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
Claudia de las Casas, 17, who turned out to see the pope in Tenerife with her mother, said she was "moved" by his focus on the plight of migrants.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
We made a quick pit stop at a bakery in the village of Valencia de las Torres and then continued on, as a dense fog formed around us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Meantime, Venezuelans will keep on stocking ingredients for las hallacas, a complex dish that can take days to prepare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025
One day, Dr. Pérez picked us up at our hotel in his battered Russian sedan and we drove to the hacienda, in a place called Santiago de las Vegas.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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