L. A.

Southern California metropolis

L.

A. is an abbreviation for Los Angeles, California's largest city and the second-largest in the United States.

The periods are often dropped: LA traffic is brutal, She moved to LA to pursue acting.

The abbreviation dominates casual speech and writing, with the full name reserved for formal contexts.

Related
  • cinemaMotion picture theater
  • cityLarge populated area
  • studioCreative professional's workspace
  • MalibuAffluent coastal California city
  • Watts riots1965 LA civil disturbance

Hollywood · movie stars · La La Land · street art · metropolis · entertainment · culture · Long Beach · Spanish missions · urban sprawl · traffic jam · smog alert · Echo Park · film industry · multicultural festivals · skateboarding · hike · fashion

Opposites
California city rivalry

L. A.San Francisco

Northern California metropolis

SF · Bay Area · Frisco · Oakland · NorCal

American coastal contrast

L. A.New York City

America's largest city

NYC · New York · Boston · Manhattan · Washington D.C.

urban form and lifestyle

L. A.New York City

America's largest city

Manhattan · Tokyo · London · Hong Kong · Paris

Family

Los Angeles

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G