- 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
--1 is a kind of metallic element, metal
- 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
--2 is a kind of American state
--2 is a part of Gulf States
--2 is a member of
--2 has parts:Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland; Deep South Alexandria; Baton Rouge, capital of Louisiana; Lafayette; Monroe; Morgan City; New Orleans; Shreveport; Ouachita, Ouachita River; Red, Red River - la, lah - the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
--3 is a kind of solfa syllable