Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun la

3 senses of la

Sense 1
lanthanum, La, atomic number 57 -- (a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth)
       => metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Sense 2
Louisiana, Pelican State, LA -- (a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
       INSTANCE OF=> American state -- (one of the 50 states of the United States)

Sense 3
la, lah -- (the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization)
       => solfa syllable -- (one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization)