Ala

Look up ala, Ala., ALA, a la, or à la in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Ala may refer to:

• Ala (demon), a female demon in the Serbian and Bulgarian mythology
• Ala (Odinani), an Alusi in Odinani
• Ala (Roman allied military unit), a Republican-period, largely infantry, formation of 5,400 men
• Ala (Roman cavalry unit), an Imperial-period, purely cavalry, formation of 500 men
• Ala (Telugu, an Indian language), means a sea wave

In language:

• à la, French for 'in the style/manner of' commonly used in English

In geography:

• Åland Islands using ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
• Alabama, a state in the U.S.
• Ala, a town in Trentino, Italy
• Ala, Hiiu County, village in Pühalepa Parish, Hiiu County, Estonia
• Ala, Valga County, village in Helme Parish, Valga County, Estonia
• Ala dağları, a mountain range in the Taurus chain, Turkey

In science:

• Ala ossis ilii
• Ala of sacrum
• Alae (anatomy) or ala, a feature of the anatomy of many nematodes worms
• Alanine, an α-amino acid
• Alpha lipoic acid, a nutritional supplement
• Alpha-linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid
• Ala, the alar part of a nasalis muscle
• D-Aminolevulinic acid or δ-ALA
• Members of the P4-ATPase family in Arabidopsis thaliana: Aminophospholipid ATPase (ALA)
• Wing of ilium

In technology:

• Active Line Access, a standard for supply of services in fibre networks

In organizations:

• ALâ ( Adult Community Theatre, Arts and Education, ) Galway, Ireland
• Aspiring Litigators of America
• Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino, a former Argentinian airline.
• Allgemeine Anzeigen GmbH
• American Latvian Association
• American Legion Auxiliary
• American Library Association
• American Lung Association
• Arab Liberation Army
• Arakan Liberation Army
• Arizona Lutheran Academy
• Association for Laboratory Automation
• Australian Lacrosse Association
• Automobile Legal Association, a former American automobile club similar to the AAA

In codes:

• Åland Islands' ISO 3166-1 country code
• Alcatel's former NYSE stock symbol
• Almaty International Airport's IATA code

In other uses:

• A List Apart, a webzine for web designers
• USS Ala (YT-139), a ship of the US Marine

People surnamed Ala:

• Hossein Ala' (1882–1964), former prime minister of Iran

See also

• Al-Ala, the 87th chapter of the Qur'an

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