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Definition of La
1. Noun. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth.
2. Noun. A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War.
Generic synonyms: American State
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa, Gulf States, South, Deep South
Group relationships: Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States Of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South
Terms within: Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Capital Of Louisiana, Lafayette, Monroe, Morgan City, New Orleans, Shreveport, Ouachita, Ouachita River, Red, Red River
3. Noun. The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.
Definition of La
1. n. A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music in solmization.
2. interj. Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you.
Definition of La
1. Abbreviation. Louisiana, a state of the United States of America. ¹
2. Abbreviation. Lampung, a province of Indonesia. ¹
3. Initialism. Los Angeles (US city) ¹
4. Initialism. lead arsenate, (pesticide) ¹
5. Initialism. lateral area ¹
6. Abbreviation. (alternative form of LA) ¹
7. Noun. (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale. ¹
8. Interjection. (obsolete) Used to introduce a statement with emphatic or intensive effect. ¹
9. Interjection. (archaic) Expressing surprise, anger etc. ¹
10. Adjective. Prefixed to the name of a woman, with ironic effect (as though an opera prima donna). ¹
11. Noun. Sixth tone of the diatonic scale. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of La
1. the sixth tone of the diatonic musical scale [n -S]
Medical Definition of La
1. Symbol for lanthanum. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of La
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