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Meanings of La in English

Portuguese
lantânio
Catalan
lantà
Wikidata

A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth.

        lantânio
        Portuguese
        luisiana

        A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War.

              luisiana
              Portuguese
              lá
              Catalan
              la
              Spanish
              la

              The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization.

                    lá
                    Spanish
                    la

                    Definite article in Spanish language.

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                            Examples for "lah"
                            Examples for "lah"
                            1
                            On the first, Wah-lah, that was different, very different and not hard.
                            King Rat
                            2
                            That means not having some lah-di-dah, airy-fairy view about what this all means.
                            The Guardian
                            3
                            Wah-lah, thought Sutra grumpily, she asks me but she means him.
                            King Rat
                            4
                            Grip-til-lah swears he can find it if the map is truthful.
                            The Last American / A Fragment from the Journal of Khan-li, Prin...
                            5
                            Wah-lah, she thought, I am lucky to have such a man.
                            King Rat
                            Usage of La in English
                            1
                            Shangri-La Definitely the winner of best area of the festival this year.
                            The Irish Times
                            2
                            Indeed, there are sea views from nearly every room in La Scala.
                            The Irish Times
                            3
                            Last weekend La Rochelle secured their bonus point try within 45 minutes.
                            The Irish Times
                            4
                            De La Mar's former town house is now the National Democratic Club.
                            The new yorker
                            5
                            Swiss-based food group Aryzta has bought food service company La Rousse Foods.
                            The Irish Times
                            6
                            The body said La Nina will last into spring of this year.
                            Reuters
                            7
                            Most rooms have sea views; La Rotonde restaurant has an Atlantic panorama.
                            The Irish Times
                            8
                            The evening at La Grave in the Dauphiné had borne its fruit.
                            The Broken Road
                            9
                            And La Motte; at the first blow; was more than half successful.
                            History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the ...
                            10
                            De La Cruz finished second, taking six bonus seconds along with Froome.
                            The Guardian
                            11
                            Barcelona are firmly on course for the La Liga title in Spain.
                            The South African
                            12
                            We shall sail southwest to the Main and stand off La Guaira.
                            Honour This Day
                            13
                            That was quite true, thought La, reductionist though the sentiment might be.
                            La's orchestra saves the world
                            14
                            The farmer looked at La and saw the effect of his words.
                            La's orchestra saves the world
                            15
                            A royalist reaction in France itself precipitated civil war in La Vendée.
                            A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
                            16
                            Writing in the Catholic daily La Croix, Mariane Gomez certainly thought so.
                            The Guardian
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                            La through the time
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