How to pronounce la

Noun

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

  Synonyms: louisianapelican state

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

  Synonyms: lanthanumatomic number

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