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ala

US/ˈeɪ.lə/

ala noun: a wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone. Also the alternative form of a la.

ala: a wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone
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Noun (1)

ala (plural alae or alæ)

  1. A wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.
  2. The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.
  3. In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.

Noun (2) capitalized: ALA

ALA (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of alpha linolenic acid.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of aminolevulinic acid.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: ALA

ALA

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American Library Association.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Acacia Leadership Academy.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of the Atlas of Living Australia.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Ala

Ala

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Ala..

Also used as

ala is also the alternative form of a la.

ala meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

ala in Hindi

अला

ala in Marathi

अला

ala in Urdu

الا, الاا

ala in Bengali

আলা
More languagesFewer languages
ala in Malayalam
അലാ, അല, ആലാ
ala in Kannada
ಅಲಾ
ala in Punjabi
ਅਲਾ
ala in Gujarati
અલા, આલા
ala in Odia
ଆଲା
ala in Nepali
अला, आला

Examples of ala in a sentence

  • There are 61 students in Ripple Rock Elementary’s Kwak̓wala Liq̓ʷala Bilingual program.
  • In this film Ida tells the story in the Bak̓wa̱mk̓ala language.
  • In Liq̓ʷala, the word Liǧwiłdax̌w refers to a large sea worm that cannot be easily killed.

All 14 example sentences with ala

Forms of ala

pluralalae
pluralalæ

Plural of ala: alae

Origin of ala

Originated 1730–40, borrowed from Latin āla (“wing”). Doublet of aisle.

Borrowed from French à la, by way of its English derivation a la.

Phrases with ala

Words that rhyme with ala

Questions about ala

What does ala mean?
Ala means a wing or winglike anatomic process or part, especially of bone.
What is ala in Hindi?
Ala in Hindi is अला. See Ala meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is ala?
Ala can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ala?
Ala is pronounced /ˈeɪ.lə/ (US).
What is the plural of ala?
The plural of ala is alae.

Words near ala in the dictionary

  1. Al-Sirat
  2. Al-Taif
  3. al-Thaqalayn
  4. Al-Ubayyid
  5. Al-Yasa
  6. ala
  7. ala carte
  8. ala mode
  9. ala spuria
  10. Ala.
  11. Alaafin

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ala (page history and authors); ALA (page history and authors); Ala (page history and authors); ala (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ala (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ala (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ala (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ala (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ala (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ala (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ala (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ala (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ala (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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