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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Newly elected Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella declared a state of emergency to help expedite access to funds and resources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
De la Rocha denied his claim, but said that she had called a closed personnel hearing on Bycel’s status.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
President Abelardo de la Espriella announced he would travel to the quake-hit region.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The operation forms part of a crackdown on illegal armed groups ordered by Colombia's new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, who was sworn in on Friday.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
At that moment Offenbach’s “Les oiseaux dans la charmille” filtered down from the stage.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Hathaway paired the top with low-rise La Ligne jeans and red Aquazzura stilettos.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Montreal’s La Caisse manages over a half-trillion Canadian dollars in assets on behalf of Quebec residents, and part of its mandate is to support companies in the province.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
La Cruz Roja Colombiana is looking to provide essential medical care, help fix the failing telecommunications networks, give access to potable water, connect families and aid in rescue missions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Customers lined up outside La Pharmacie du Soleil in Paris on Monday afternoon to buy glasses for 5.95 euros a pair, only to be disappointed when staff displayed an empty box.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
“You have to have faith, Odilia,” La Llorona said, putting her hand on my cheek in a motherly caress.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
LaMonica Peters writes for The LA Local, a nonprofit news site covering Los Angeles communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
This month’s LA Jazz Festival was slated to be one of the largest concerts in Los Angeles history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
When Reichl first took over the food section at the LA Times, she got a lot of pushback for covering international restaurants and including recipes for things like goat soup, sea slugs, and eel.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
The suspect's home in Downey, a city also in the LA-area, was raided on Monday by agents from the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force and the LA County Sheriff's Department Major Crimes Bureau.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
And then it wouldn’t be until Megan and suspended-license Chas arrived from LA that we’d take the achingly quiet and long drive back to Pine Mountain.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
Zuckerberg noted that teachers in Richland Parish, La., received a $50,000 bonus this year due to the increased revenue from Meta’s data-center project.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
In his essay, he referenced a local sales-tax earmark that led to teachers in Richland Parish, La., receiving $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
“It’s a closed ecosystem,” said Kenneth Civello, a cardiologist in Baton Rouge, La., who consults for several wearables companies.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
Lumen is a legacy telecom carrier based in Monroe, La., that is working to become a digital networking services company supporting enterprise growth and innovation for an AI economy.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
“That sounds like an ominous question, La. Is everything okay?” he asks.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
This is misconduct that the people of L.A. need to know about, because if these officers are so casual in their hateful comments, can we trust their judgment on hiring?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The band has not said that it will reschedule the L.A. show, and all tickets, including transportation and parking passes, were being automatically refunded, according to the Hollywood Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
This new case eventually will be handled in Riverside County and is unrelated to the case in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Those blasting the decision to prosecute Flores include L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
There was a tight, fashionable clique of Californians at Hampden, mostly from San Francisco and L.A.;
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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
“One hears so much on social media, but learns little,” said Begoña Monasterio, 78, who was out shopping in Caracas for ingredients to prepare las hallacas, the country’s emblematic Christmas dish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2025
Celia frequently stops by the ceiba tree in the Plaza de las Armas on her way home from Palmas Street.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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