la
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++la /lɑː/ noun [uncountable] APMAPMthe sixth note in a musical scale, according to the sol-fa system 全音阶的第六音
Examples from the Corpus
la• Try Cabot Vermont light Cheddar, the creme de la creme of low-fat cheeses.• Fernando de la Rua, the country's hapless president, is exuding quiet confidence.• More than 100 rounds were fired into de la Torre's car as he drove to work on a Sunday morning.• The chances are that Mr de la Rua will manage to defeat efforts to overturn his decrees.• Peter de la Billiere, will no longer be welcome at the table of the heroic fighting force he once led.• He had visited shanty settlements known as fa las owing to their resemblance, at a distance, to honeycombs.nLA // n1. the abbreviation of Los Angelesn2. the abbreviation of Local AuthorityOrigin la (1300-1400) Medieval Latinnote in the scale, Corpus a sixth musical according
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la
la /lɑː/
noun [uncountable]
la /lɑː/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Medieval Latin
the sixth note in a musical scale, according to the sol-fa system
Language: Medieval Latin
LA
LA
1. the abbreviation of Los Angeles
2. the abbreviation of Local Authority
Los An‧ge‧les /lɒs ˈændʒəliːz $ lɔːs ˈændʒələs, -liːz/ (also LA informal)
the second largest city in the US, in California on the Pacific coast
Lou‧i‧si‧a‧na /luˌiːziˈænə◂/ written abbreviation, LA
a state in the southern US whose largest city is New Orleans
| I |
1. the abbreviation of Los Angeles
2. the abbreviation of Local Authority
| II |
(also LA informal)the second largest city in the US, in California on the Pacific coast
| III |
written abbreviation, LAa state in the southern US whose largest city is New Orleans