LA noun 10forms 1phrases 2 noun10 •Initialism of Los Angeles: a city in California, United States.LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities; New York gets god-awful cold in the winter but there’s a feeling of wacky comradeship somewhere in some streets. LA is a jungle. — 1957 •Abbreviation of Louisiana: a state of the United States. •Initialism of local authority. •Initialism of local anesthetic. •Initialism of left atrium. •Initialism of lead arsenate. •Initialism of lateral area. •Abbreviation of Ladakh: a union territory of India. •Abbreviation of Lampung: a province of Indonesia. •Initialism of Las Anod: a city in Somalia. formsLAs Phrases with LA avant la lettreBefore the term was coined (the term being a word or phrase used just previously in an anachronistic way) crème de la crèmeBest of the best; something superlative; the very best.