L.A.

 Dictionary entry overview: What does L.A. mean? 

• L.A. (noun)
  The noun L.A. has 1 sense:

1. a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States

  Familiarity information: L.A. used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• L.A. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

City of the Angels; L.A.; Los Angeles

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

point of entry; port of entry (a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise)

Meronyms (parts of "L.A."):

Catalina Island; Santa Catalina (an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California)

Holonyms ("L.A." is a part of...):

CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)

 Context examples 

"I should think I was a pretty lucky chap if I could. She makes a good living out of such stories, they say." and he pointed to the name of Mrs. S.L.A.N.G. Northbury, under the title of the tale.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)