Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
La \La\, n. (Mus.)
(a) A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in
music in solmization.
(b) The tone A; -- so called among the French and
Italians.
La \La\, interj. [Cf. {Lo}.]
1. Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you. [Obs.]
--Shak.
2. An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me;
as, La me! [Low]
Source : WordNet®
La
n 1: a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs
in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a
rare earth [syn: {lanthanum}, {atomic number 57}]
2: a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one
of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
[syn: {Louisiana}, {Pelican State}]
3: the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major
or minor scale in solmization [syn: {lah}]
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
la
The {country code} for Laos.
(1999-01-27)