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La Florida may refer to: Spanish Florida, the State of Florida and surrounding areas of the southeastern United States as a former Spanish territory Florida
La_Florida
Commune in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
La Florida (Spanish pronunciation: [la floˈɾiða], Spanish for "the flowery") is an urban-suburban commune of Chile located in the South East of Santiago
La_Florida,_Chile
Coral cay archipelago in Florida, United States
The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin
Florida_Keys
U.S. state
theories state he named the region La Florida in recognition of the region's abundant flora or La Pascua Florida a Spanish name for the Easter season
Florida
Spanish possession in North America
Spanish Florida (Spanish: La Florida) was the first major European land claim and attempted settlement area in northern America during the European Age
Spanish_Florida
City in Florida, United States
LaBelle is a city in and the county seat of Hendry County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,966 at the 2020 census, up from 4,640 at the 2010
LaBelle,_Florida
Chilean football club
pronunciation: [ˈawðaks itaˈljano]) is a Chilean football club based in La Florida playing in the Campeonato Nacional, having has spent most of its history
Audax_Italiano
The Martyrs of La Florida (d. 1549–1706) were a group of Native American and Spanish Catholics killed in Florida during the Spanish Empire's colonial
Martyrs_of_La_Florida
Multi-purpose stadium in Santiago, Chile
Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida (in English: La Florida Municipal Bicentennial Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium, located in La Florida, in eastern Santiago
Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
Estadio_Bicentenario_de_La_Florida
Topics referred to by the same term
La Florida Airport may refer to: La Florida Airport (Chile) in La Serena, Chile La Florida Airport (Colombia) in Tumaco, Colombia This disambiguation page
La_Florida_Airport
Historic site in Madrid, Spain
The Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida (Spanish: Real Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida) is a Neoclassical chapel in central Madrid. The chapel
Royal Chapel of St. Anthony of La Florida
Royal_Chapel_of_St._Anthony_of_La_Florida
1993 Canadian comedy film
La Florida is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1993. The film was directed by George Mihalka, and written by Suzette Couture and Pierre Sarrazin. The
La_Florida_(film)
Airport in Tumaco, Colombia
La Florida Airport (IATA: TCO, ICAO: SKCO) is an airport serving the Pacific coast city of Tumaco in the Nariño Department of Colombia. The airport is
La_Florida_Airport_(Colombia)
Private school in Benito Juárez, Mexico City
Colegio La Florida, A.C. is a private school in Colónia Nápoles, Benito Juárez, Mexico City. It provides education for levels preschool through high school
Colegio_la_Florida
Airport in Coquimbo, Chile
La Florida Airport (IATA: LSC, ICAO: SCSE) is an airport serving La Serena, a Pacific coastal city in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. On January 19, 1951
La_Florida_Airport_(Chile)
City in Florida, United States
Augustine. He named the peninsula, which he believed to be an island, La Florida and claimed it for the Spanish crown. According to a letter written by
St._Augustine,_Florida
Park in Spain
La Florida is a park in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain. It was built between 1820 and 1855 in neoclassical style by the architects Angel Chavez, Juan De
La_Florida_(park)
La Florida is a neighborhood in District 4 of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. It borders the neighborhoods of Collblanc
La Florida (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat)
La_Florida_(L'Hospitalet_de_Llobregat)
Moroccan rapper (born 1999)
2021 and with "Pelele" in 2022. Morad was born on 5 March 1999 in the La Florida neighbourhood of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, to Moroccan parents
Morad_(rapper)
Writer, soldier, Spanish noble of Inca descent
life in Spain. De la Vega's first work was La Florida del Inca, an account of Hernando de Soto's expedition and journey in Florida. The work was published
Inca_Garcilaso_de_la_Vega
All types of U.S. capital cities
La Florida originally referred to all of the American continent north of Mexico. As other European nations colonized North America, the extent of La Florida
List of capitals in the United States
List_of_capitals_in_the_United_States
Organized incorporated territory of the United States (1822–1845)
state of Florida. Originally the major portion of the Spanish territory of La Florida, and later the provinces of East Florida and West Florida, it was
Florida_Territory
Spanish explorer and conquistador (1474–1521)
first European expedition to La Florida, which he named during his first voyage to the area. He landed somewhere along Florida's east coast, then charted
Juan_Ponce_de_León
peninsula La Pascua Florida in recognition of the verdant landscape and because it was the Easter season, which the Spaniards called Pascua Florida (Festival
History_of_Florida
La Florida is a wetland and park known as the Parque Metropolitano La Florida. La Florida is located across the Bogotá River from Jaboque wetland in the
La_Florida_(wetland)
Municipality and town in Nariño Department, Colombia
La Florida (Spanish pronunciation: [la floˈɾiða]) is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. The village of La Florida was founded
La_Florida,_Nariño
City in Florida, United States
city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is a principal city in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The municipality is on natural
Miami_Beach,_Florida
Settlement in Spanish Florida (1566–1587)
Elena settlement was intended as the new capital of the Spanish colony of La Florida, shifting the focus of Spanish colonial efforts north from St. Augustine
Santa_Elena_(Spanish_Florida)
Place in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Villa La Florida is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is located in the Quilmes Partido in the south of the Greater Buenos Aires agglomeration
Villa_La_Florida
District in Buenos Aires, Argentina
"Official school website - Instituto La Salle Florida". Official school website - Instituto La Salle Florida. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28
Florida,_Buenos_Aires
European colony in North America (1763–1821)
were merged to form the Florida Territory. The area known as West Florida was originally claimed by Spain as part of La Florida, which included most of
West_Florida
Rapid transit system in Santiago, Chile
southeastern area of the capital became unstoppable during the 1980s, and La Florida became the most populous commune in the country, thus the construction
Santiago_Metro
School in Florida, Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Instituto La Salle Florida is an Argentine private school founded in 1934 and located in Florida, Vicente López Partido, Buenos Aires Province. Although
La_Salle_Florida
Spanish explorer and conquistador (c.1479–1542)
regard Garcilaso's La Florida to be more a work of literature than a work of history." Lankford characterizes Garcilaso's La Florida as a collection of
Hernando_de_Soto
Metropolis in the U.S. state of Florida
populous metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Florida, encompassing three main counties in South Florida extending from Palm Beach County in the north
Miami_metropolitan_area
Spanish general
Romano, (Cuba), on board one of which was newly appointed governor of La Florida, Pedro de Ibarra, who escaped that night on one of the damaged vessels
Pedro_de_Ibarra
Award conferred by St. Augustine, FL, US
The Order of La Florida is an award given by the City of St. Augustine, Florida to those who have rendered extraordinary services to the city. The award
Order_of_La_Florida
Archaeological site in Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador
Santa Ana (La Florida) is an important archaeological site in the highlands of Ecuador, going back as early as 3500 BC. It is located in the Palanda Canton
Santa_Ana_(La_Florida)
16th-century Spanish exploration in North America
almost immediately. Making stops at Hispaniola and Cuba on the way to La Florida, the fleet was devastated by a hurricane, among other storms, and lost
Narváez_expedition
City and Commune in Coquimbo, Chile
south are the areas of La Pampa, San Joaquin and the El Milagro. To the east are the sectors of La Antena, Juan XXIII, La Florida, Colina El Pino and the
La_Serena,_Chile
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Florida, florida, Flórida, or Flórída in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Florida is a state in the southeastern United States. Florida may also
Florida_(disambiguation)
Spanish explorer and governor (1519–1574)
continental United States. Menéndez de Avilés was the first governor of La Florida (1565–74). By his contract, or asiento, with Philip II, Menéndez was appointed
Pedro_Menéndez_de_Avilés
Municipality and village in San Luis Province, Argentina
La Florida (San Luis) is a village and municipality in San Luis Province in central Argentina. Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish) 33°07′S 66°10′W /
La_Florida,_San_Luis
Spanish military officer, conquistador and governor
Florida. He was a nephew of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, who had been appointed adelantado (an elite military and administrative position) of La Florida
Pedro_Menéndez_Márquez
Capital and largest city of Chile
further split into La Granja and Puente Alto in 1892, followed by La Florida in 1899, and La Cisterna in 1925. The San Cristobal Hill underwent a prolonged
Santiago
Town in the state of Florida, United States
LaCrosse or La Crosse is a town in Alachua County, Florida, 15 miles (24 km) north of Gainesville. The LaCrosse is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan
LaCrosse,_Florida
Topics referred to by the same term
Florida (Spanish:Los caranchos de la Florida) may refer to: The Caranchos of Florida (novel), a 1916 novel by Benito Lynch The Caranchos of Florida (film)
The_Caranchos_of_Florida
Place in Uruguay
fortress, the Fortín del Pintado, and in 1809 the "Villa de San Fernando de la Florida" was created. During the events of the Independence of Uruguay, a temporary
Florida_Department
Annual celebration of European discovery of Florida
Ponce chose the name La Florida not only because of its lush landscape, but also because of the time of year, La Pascua Florida (The Paschal Season of
Pascua_Florida
Chilean football club
Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and
Deportes_La_Serena
The colonial governors of Florida governed Florida during its colonial period (before 1821). The first European known to arrive there was Juan Ponce de
List of colonial governors of Florida
List_of_colonial_governors_of_Florida
4th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Schett 2008-11-26 16:00 La Florida Stadium, La Florida Referee: Carol Anne Chenard 2008-11-20 16:00 La Florida Stadium, La Florida Referee: Alexandra Ihringova
2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2008_FIFA_U-20_Women's_World_Cup
Place in Tucumán Province, Argentina
La Florida y Luisiana is a rural community ('Comuna Rural') in Cruz Alta Department, Tucumán Province, Argentina. It lies to the east of Alderetes, which
La_Florida_y_Luisiana
District in Cajamarca, Peru
La Florida District is one of thirteen districts of the province San Miguel in Peru. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco
La_Florida_District
American college football rivalry
304miles Baton Rouge, LA Gainesville, FL The Florida–LSU football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Florida Gators football team
Florida–LSU_football_rivalry
Neighborhood of Jacksonville
LaVilla is a historic African American neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida and was formerly an independent city. It developed after the American Civil
LaVilla
Atlético Curacaví (Curacaví) Atlético Molina (Molina) Bellavista La Florida (La Florida, Santiago) Brisas del Maipo (Estación Central, Santiago) Cabildo
List of football clubs in Chile
List_of_football_clubs_in_Chile
U.S. state
Gulf State La Florida Orange State Peninsula State or Peninsular State Adjectival: Florida Demonym: Floridian Geography of Florida Florida is: a U.S.
Outline_of_Florida
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Can Pareto. Gran Via Sud It is the smallest quarter in the town. La Florida La Florida is a majority-immigrant neighborhood that is the densest neighborhood
L'Hospitalet_de_Llobregat
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Port LaBelle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hendry and Glades counties, Florida, United States. The population was 5,450 at the 2020 census, up
Port_LaBelle,_Florida
Association football club in Spain
in Segunda Federación – Group 1, holding its home games in the Estadio La Florida, with a capacity of 5,000 seats. Football arrived to the city of Portugalete
Club_Portugalete
the La Florida del Inca (1605) by El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. Garcilaso, the son of an Inca noblewoman and a Spanish conquistador, wrote La Florida in
Florida_literature
Spanish military officer and royal governor
officer and royal governor of La Florida (1693–1699) and of Cuba (1708–1711 and 1713–1716). During his administration in Florida, he completed the construction
Laureano_de_Torres_y_Ayala
Capital city in Florida, Uruguay
(city) by the Act of Ley Nº 2.258. It is home of the famous Piedra Alta de la Florida, the place of the Declaration of Independence in 1825. The city is also
Florida,_Uruguay
Tornado outbreak in Central Florida, US, on February 22–23, 1998
Southeastern United States, primarily the U.S. state of Florida. It was the deadliest tornado event in Florida history. In all, 15 tornadoes touched down, one
1998 Central Florida tornado outbreak
1998_Central_Florida_tornado_outbreak
Spanish conquistador
after a sudden squall, never to be heard of again. On 29 December, the La Florida sighted the Utirik-Toke atoll complexes On 1 January 1528, the Rongelap-Ailinginae
Álvaro_de_Saavedra_Cerón
Americans of Canarian birth or descent
States; the first Canarians migrated to modern Florida in 1569, and were followed by others coming to La Florida, Texas and Louisiana. Canarian Americans today
Canarian_Americans
Argentine football club
Club Social y Deportivo La Florida, mostly known as La Florida is an Argentine football club from La Florida y Luisiana in Tucumán Province. The team currently
Club Social y Deportivo La Florida
Club_Social_y_Deportivo_La_Florida
of adelantado of Florida, and expansive privileges to exploit the lands in the vast territory of Spanish Florida, called La Florida by the Spaniards.
History of St. Augustine, Florida
History_of_St._Augustine,_Florida
Costa Rican food and beverage corporation
in which the company was located was called "La Florida", from which the company took its name of "Florida Ice and Farm Company". The brothers used an
Florida_Ice_and_Farm_Company
1565 military campaign
Spanish called La Florida. The French crown and the Huguenots led by Admiral Gaspard de Coligny believed that planting French settlers in Florida would help
Spanish assault on French Florida
Spanish_assault_on_French_Florida
Railway station in Spain
Vicente roundabout and the streets of Cuesta de San Vicente, Paseo de la Florida, and Paseo del Rey in the district of Moncloa-Aravaca. It is one of the
Príncipe_Pío_(Madrid_Metro)
Spanish football manager
Catalonia, Spain, Moreno played as a central defender for his hometown side, La Florida CF. He started developing interest for coaching at the age of just 14
Robert_Moreno
each March during the Florida Heritage Awards. Each honoree receives a commemorative bronze sculpture. The sculpture, La Florida was created by Enzo Torcoletti
Florida_Artists_Hall_of_Fame
Railway
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle at Bellavista de La Florida station. It initially ran only between Bellavista de La Florida station and Baquedano station and used
Santiago_Metro_Line_5
Most populous city in Bolivia
Cultural Center Kiosk Gallery Búho Blanco Art Gallery Axioma Art Gallery La Florida FENAVID, International Festival of Cinema Santa Cruz Ibero-American Film
Santa_Cruz_de_la_Sierra
1939 Argentine film
La Modelo de la calle Florida is a 1939 Argentine low budget musical film directed by Julio Irigoyen during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. The tango
La_Modelo_de_la_calle_Florida
Seat of government of Bolivia
La Paz (Spanish: [la ˈpas] ; lit. 'peace'), officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the seat of government of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024
La_Paz
City in Florida, United States
the present-day town of St. Lucie Village, Florida, north of present-day Port St. Lucie. After La Florida and St. Augustine, it is the oldest still-in-use
Port_St._Lucie,_Florida
American governor, West Florida (d. 1926)
1826) was an American army officer who was military governor of West Florida from May 26, 1818 to February 4, 1819. He was appointed to the position
William King (West Florida governor)
William_King_(West_Florida_governor)
Catholic religious outposts
16th century, the Kingdom of Spain established missions in Spanish Florida (La Florida) in order to convert the indigenous tribes to Roman Catholicism,
Missions_in_Spanish_Florida
Slavery in Florida occurred among Indigenous tribes and during Spanish and British rule. Florida's purchase by the United States from Spain in 1819 (effective
History_of_slavery_in_Florida
Spanish soldier and administrator
Florencia y de la Rocha, in the Parish of St. Augustine, Florida, on February 10, 1711. John Worth (2016). "The Governors of Colonial Florida, 1565-1821"
Juan_de_Ayala_y_Escobar
Historic Spanish trail
westward to the Spanish missions in north Florida. Before this time, transpeninsular traffic in La Florida between the western mission settlements and
El_Camino_Real_(Florida)
Spanish army officer
Spanish army officer and governor of the Spanish provinces of Louisiana and Florida. He was one of the most popular of the Spanish governors, largely because
Esteban_Rodríguez_Miró
Association football club
Unión La Calera is a Chilean football club based in La Calera, Chile. The club competes in the Primera División de Chile. It was founded as Club de Deportes
Unión_La_Calera
Santiago metro station
Bellavista de La Florida is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station was opened on 5 April 1997
Bellavista de La Florida metro station
Bellavista_de_La_Florida_metro_station
Peruvian religious sister and Blessed
permitted for her to be beatified; the beatification was celebrated in La Florida, Peru, on 7 May 2022. Antonia Luzmila Rivas López was born on 13 June
Antonia_Luzmila_Rivas_López
Subway line in Santiago, Chile
the southeast of the Chilean capital, passing through Ñuñoa, Macul, and La Florida. It will connect with lines 1 and 6 in Los Leones, with line 3 in Chile
Santiago_Metro_Line_8
Catholic religious outposts
missions and mission-related outposts connected to Spain's province of La Florida in what is now the Carolinas, especially present-day South Carolina. They
Spanish missions in the Carolinas
Spanish_missions_in_the_Carolinas
1916 novel by Benito Lynch
The Caranchos of Florida (Spanish:Los Caranchos de la Florida) is a novel by the Argentine writer Benito Lynch, which was first published in 1916. The
The Caranchos of Florida (novel)
The_Caranchos_of_Florida_(novel)
de la Puente y Regidor (1724–1781) was a Spanish Floridian (Floridano) who held various public offices in St. Augustine, Florida (San Agustín de la Florida)
Eligio_de_la_Puente
1982 aviation accident
the Fairchild F-27 operating the flight crashed near La Florida Airport, in the Chilean city of La Serena. All 46 passengers and crew on board died. The
Aeronor_Flight_304
Capital and most populous city of Argentina
and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city, according to the
Buenos_Aires
Archaeological site in North Carolina, United States of America
Juan Pardo and 125 men departed from Santa Elena, a center of Spanish Florida (located on present-day Parris Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina)
Joara
Topics referred to by the same term
Florida station or Florida Station may refer to: Bellavista de La Florida metro station, a station on the Santiago Metro in Chile Florida (Barcelona Metro)
Florida_station
Spanish explorer of the New World
of North America called La Florida, a territory vaguely described as stretching along the Gulf coast from Mexico to Florida. Cabeza de Vaca was named
Álvar_Núñez_Cabeza_de_Vaca
Spanish general and colonial administrator
served as Royal Governor of La Florida during Florida's First Spanish Period and as Royal Governor of Panama. He defended Florida from an attack by British
Manuel_de_Montiano
District in Buenos Aires, Argentina
tracks to the lands where Florida Oeste exists nowadays. The station was a precarious stop with no name, informally nicknamed La Trocha (The Gauge). In 1913
Florida_Oeste
Spanish shipwreck survivor
among the Native Americans of Florida for 17 years. His circa 1575 memoir, Memoria de las cosas y costa y indios de la Florida, is one of the most valuable
Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda
Hernando_de_Escalante_Fontaneda
LA FLORIDA
LA FLORIDA
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from two places in northern France, Hauville in Eure, and Hauteville la Guichard in La Manche.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. In the US this is a southern name, common in TX, MS, and LA.
Girl/Female
French
Red haired.
Girl/Female
Australian, Indian, Irish, Tamil, Telugu
Sun
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, French, Latin
Yew Wood; Combination of the Popular Prefix La with Yvonne; Yew Tree
Female
Icelandic
Feminine form of Icelandic Páll, PÃLA means "small."
Girl/Female
African, American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Indian, Latin
Combination of the Popular Prefix La with the Name Tasha; Based on Natasha; Christ's Birthday; Surprise
Girl/Female
African, American, Arabic, British, Christian, English, Hebrew, Swahili
Combination of La and Keisha; Woman; Cassia Tree
Girl/Female
French
Born in the spring.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a soldier or for a belligerent person, from Old French (de la) werre, (de la) guerre ‘(of the) war’. Compare Delaware.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Turville-la- Campagne in Eure, France.
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Greek Barbara, BORBÃLA means "foreign; strange."
Girl/Female
French
Born in the spring.
Girl/Female
Spanish
Queen.
Female
Czechoslovakian
, of noble descent or lineage.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, French
Lady; Form of Donna; Combination of the Popular Prefix La with Donna; World Ruler
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant spelling of Whit(t)la, itself a variant of Whitley.
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian name BÉLA means "white."Â
Boy/Male
French
Eric 'ever kingly.' Actor Eriq La Salle.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, Latin
Noble; Aristocrat; Combination of the Prefix La and Tricia
LA FLORIDA
LA FLORIDA
Girl/Female
Hindu
Code
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Awar
Biblical
flowingwanderer, purepure
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Parsi
Judge
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Fame
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Budge.
Girl/Female
Indian
Goddess
Girl/Female
Irish
caol â€slender†and fionn â€white, fair, pure.†Several saints were Caoilainn and one was described as “a pious lady who quickly won the esteem and affection of her sister nuns by her exactness to every duty, as also by her sweet temper, gentle, confiding disposition and unaffected piety.â€
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
English
The linden tree.
LA FLORIDA
LA FLORIDA
LA FLORIDA
LA FLORIDA
LA FLORIDA
n.
A Carthusian monastery; esp. La Grande Chartreuse, mother house of the order, in the mountains near Grenoble, France.
n. pl.
A division of the Turbellaria in which the digestive cavity gives off lateral branches, which are often divided into smaller branchlets.
n.
A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which was established by Armand de Rance in 1660 at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity characterizes their discipline. They were introduced permanently into the United States in 1848, and have monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky.
n.
An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; -- made at La Grande Chartreuse.
n.
A rare element of the group of the earth metals, allied to aluminium. It occurs in certain rare minerals, as cerite, gadolinite, orthite, etc., and was so named from the difficulty of separating it from cerium, didymium, and other rare elements with which it is usually associated. Atomic weight 138.5. Symbol La.
n.
A food fish (Elagatis pinnulatus) of Florida and the West Indies; -- called also skipjack, shoemaker, and yellowtail. The name alludes to its rapid successive leaps from the water.
n.
The tone A; -- so called among the French and Italians.
pl.
of Interoperculum
n.
A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music in solmization.
n.
The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (Chloroxylon Swietenia). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Caribaeum) growing in Florida and the West Indies.
n.
The system of arranging the scale by the names do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, by which singing is taught; a singing exercise upon these syllables.
interj.
Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you.
n.
A member of the moderate republican party formed in the French legislative assembly in 1791. The Girondists were so called because their leaders were deputies from the department of La Gironde.
interj.
An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me; as, La me!
n. pl.
An extensive group of worms which have the body covered externally with vibrating cilia. It includes the Rhabdoc/la and Dendroc/la. Formerly, the nemerteans were also included in this group.
n.
A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers.
n.
Originally, the highest note in the scale of Guido; hence, proverbially, any extravagant saying.
v. i.
To sing the notes of the gamut, ascending or descending; as, do or ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in reverse order.
n.
The quality of being a la mode; conformity to the mode or fashion; fashionableness.