LA

See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

Translingual

Symbol

LA

1. The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛl ˈeɪ/
  • IPA^(key): [ˌɛɫ ˈlej]

Noun

LA (plural LAs)

1. (anatomy, medicine) Initialism of left atrium.
2. (inorganic chemistry) Initialism of lead arsenate.
3. (pharmacology) Initialism of local anesthetic.
4. Initialism of lateral area.
5. Initialism of local authority.

See also

• (left atrium): LV, RA, RV

Proper noun

LA

1. Initialism of Los Angeles, A city in the United States.
2. Abbreviation of Louisiana, A state of the United States.
3. (flippant) Abbreviation of Lower Arkansas, also in reference to the state of Louisiana.
4. Abbreviation of Lampung, A province of Indonesia.
5. Initialism of Las Anod, A city in Somalia.

Alternative forms

• (Louisiana): La.
• (Los Angeles): L.A., L. A.

Anagrams

• & al., -al, AL, Al, a.l., al, al-