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East LA

East LA proper noun: the Eastside, region including portions of the City of Los Angeles, the CDP of East Los Angeles, and adjacent cities in Los Angeles County, California, United States, to the east of the Los Angeles River. Also the abbreviation of East Los Angeles.

Proper noun

East LA

  1. The Eastside, region including portions of the City of Los Angeles, the CDP of East Los Angeles, and adjacent cities in Los Angeles County, California, United States, to the east of the Los Angeles River.

Also used as

East LA is also the abbreviation of East Los Angeles.

Questions about East LA

What does East LA mean?
East LA means the Eastside, region including portions of the City of Los Angeles, the CDP of East Los Angeles, and adjacent cities in Los Angeles County, California, United States, to the east of the Los Angeles River.
What part of speech is East LA?
East LA is a proper noun.

Words near East LA in the dictionary

  1. East Knoyle
  2. East Kootenay
  3. East Korea Sea
  4. East Kurrajong
  5. East Kwa
  6. East LA
  7. East La Mirada
  8. East Lake
  9. East Lake-Orient Park
  10. East Langton
  11. East Lansing

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