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la grange park
nounLow
/lɑː ˈɡreɪndʒ ˈpɑːk/A specific village in Illinois, United States, a Chicago suburb. In English usage, a proper noun referring to this place.
la granja
nounA1
/fɑːm/an area of land and its buildings used for growing crops and rearing animals, especially as a business.
la guaira
nounVery Low (Geographical Proper Noun, specific to Venezuelan context)
/lɑː ˈɡwaɪərə/The capital city of the Venezuelan state of Vargas, a major port on the Caribbean Sea north of Caracas.
la guardia
nounB2
/ˈɡɑː.di.ən/A person who protects, defends, or is legally responsible for someone (especially a minor) or something.
la habra
nounVery low
/lɑː ˈhɑːbrə/A place name, referring to a city in Orange County, California, United States.
la hague
nounC2
/lɑː ˈhɑːɡ/A headland, peninsula, or geographic point; the name of a cape at the northwestern tip of the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France.
la hogue
nounVery Low
/lə ˈhəʊɡ/A specific place name referring to a location in Normandy, France, most famously the site of the naval Battle of La Hogue in 1692.
la jolla
nounVery Low
/lə ˈhɔɪ.ə/A seaside community and neighborhood within the city of San Diego, California, USA, known for its scenic coastline, affluent residential areas, and research institutions.
la linea
nounC2
/lɑː ˈlɪnɪə/ or /lɑː liːˈneɪə/The specific boundary line between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, California, USA. Often used metonymically to refer to the US-Mexico border itself.
la louviere
nounVery Low
/lɑː ˈluːvɪɛː/A city in the province of Hainaut, in Wallonia, Belgium.
la mancha
nounLow. Known primarily as a proper noun/reference.
/lɑː ˈmantʃə/A specific geographical region in central Spain (Castilla–La Mancha) or, more universally, the stain, spot, or blot from the title of Cervantes' novel 'Don Quixote de la Mancha'.
la manche
nounC1/C2
/lɑː ˈmɑːnʃ/The body of water separating England from France; the French name for the English Channel.
la mano nera
nounLow
/lɑː ˈmɑːnəʊ ˈnɛərə/A historical Italian-American criminal organization, also known as the Black Hand, involved in extortion, kidnapping, and murder in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
la marque
nounC1/C2
/lɑː ˈmɑːk/A French term meaning 'the brand' (literally 'the mark'), often used in English contexts to refer to a distinctive, prestigious, or specifically French brand, particularly in luxury goods, fashion, or automotive industries.
la mesa
nounA1
/ˈteɪbl/A piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, used for placing objects on.
la mirada
nounB2
/lɑː mɪˈrɑːdə/A prolonged, direct, and searching gaze or look; often one loaded with emotion or intent.
la nina
nounC1
/læ ˈniːnjə/A large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, coupled with atmospheric changes.
la palma
nounLow
/lɑː ˈpɑːlmə/A proper noun referring to a Spanish island, "La Palma", which is one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
la paz
nounLow
/læ ˈpæz/A proper noun referring primarily to the administrative capital of Bolivia, a city in the Andes.
la perouse
nounC2
/lɑː peɪˈruːz/The name of a famous 18th-century French naval officer and explorer, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, and geographical features named after him.

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