La

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la / / (Brit. also lah) • n. Mus. (in solmization) the sixth note of a major scale. ∎  the note A in the fixed-do system.

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LA • abbr. ∎  Library Association. ∎  Los Angeles. ∎  Louisiana (in official postal use).

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La For names beginning thus and not listed here, see second element; e.g., for La Ceiba, see Ceiba, La .

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La • symb. ∎  the chemical element lanthanum.

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LA, California/USA A common abbreviation for Los Angeles.

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La symbol for the element lanthanum .

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la see LAH.

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T. F. HOAD. "la." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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