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LA
Abbreviation
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Louisiana, a state of the United States of America.
I live in Baton Rouge, LA.
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Lao People's Democratic Republic, a member state of the United Nations.
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Lampung, a province of Indonesia.
LA
Initialism
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Los Angeles, a city in the state of California in the United States.
We went to LA for the summer.
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Lead arsenate, a pesticide introduced in the United States in 1892, mostly replaced by DDT in the late 1940s, and banned in 1988.
double
Adjective
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A double door, window, etc. includes two of the same kind.
We opened the double door to let the piano come in.
Call me at 519-double three double seven.
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A double accident, murder, etc. is two events that happen together or are somehow connected.
With the double wedding, Sunday was the busiest day of the year.
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If something is double, it is 100% bigger than something else.
The new computer was double the cost of the old one.
I'll have a double coffee.
Usually we see about seventy people a day, but yesterday it was double.
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A double thing is for two people.
They slept together in a double bed, while James slept in a single in the other room.
double
Verb
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If something doubles, it grows by 100%.
The price of gold has almost doubled in the last month from $407 to $792.
We need to double the number of people buying it.
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If something doubles as something else, it has both roles.
The kitchen doubles as our dining room.
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If something doubles up/over, it folds in half.
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If two people double up, they stay or work together.
double
Noun
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Somebody's double is another person who looks very similar to them.
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In baseball, a double is a hit that allows the runner to move to second base.
vie
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verb
(= compete)
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
DE
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noun
(= Delaware)
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Véronique
adjective
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(cooking, postpositive) Prepared with wine, grapes, and a cream sauce.