La défense literally means 'The defence' as in the defence of a town or an ideal.
But 'La Défense' usually refers to the financial district in the West of Paris.
It is the equivalent of saying 'the square mile' in England to refer to the financial district in the East of London.
Hope that helps.
La Résistance - Le Maquis
La Salle
French
La cavalerie est arrivée.
la résistance
'la course' means 'the race' in French
la soupe means 'the soup' in French.
The French word "la" means "the" in English.
"La classe" is French for "class"
la semaine means the week in French.
the
Ou la la means "oh my"; "ou" does mean "or" in French but not in this context as it is the combination of letters needed to make the sound in French.
it's not French
"La Mer" means "the sea" in French.
''La'' is the feminine determinant in french that you place in front of nouns.
'La mort' means '(the) death' in French.
la chenille is the caterpillar in French.