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Race philosophy
In Mexico, the Spanish expression la Raza ('the people'; literally: 'the race') has historically been used to refer to the mixed-race populations (primarily
La_Raza
Southwestern U.S. political party (1970–1978)
Partido Nacional de La Raza Unida (LRUP; National United Peoples Party or United Race Party) was a Hispanic political party centered on Chicano (Mexican-American)
Raza_Unida_Party
Criminal organization
La Raza Nation is a street gang founded in Chicago in 1973. Their colors are green, white, and red (same as the Mexican flag). Their symbols include the
La_Raza_Nation
Non-fiction book by José Vasconcelos
La raza cósmica (The Cosmic Race) is a Spanish-language book written and published in 1925 by Mexican philosopher, secretary of education, and 1929 presidential
La_raza_cósmica
2010 studio album by Armored Saint
La Raza is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Armored Saint, released on March 16, 2010 via Metal Blade Records. Armored Saint reformed
La_Raza_(album)
National holiday in the Americas
internationally. In some Latin American countries, October 12 is known as Día de la Raza or "Day of the Race". This was the case for Mexico, until it renamed it
Columbus_Day
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up La raza in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. La Raza are the people of the Hispanic and Chicano world. La Raza may also refer to: La Raza (newspaper)
La_Raza_(disambiguation)
1990 single by Kid Frost
"La Raza" is a song by American rapper Kid Frost. It was released in 1990 as the lead single from his debut studio album Hispanic Causing Panic. "La Raza"
La_Raza_(song)
US periodical
La Raza is a Spanish newspaper and news website, published in Chicago, Illinois by La Raza Chicago, Inc. It is a free newspaper distributed in Chicago
La_Raza_(Chicago)
Mexico City Metro station
La Raza metro station is a Mexico City Metro transfer station in the borough of Gustavo A. Madero, in Mexico City. The station features a combination
La_Raza_metro_station
Chicano newspaper based in Los Angeles
La Raza was a bilingual newspaper and magazine published by Chicano activists in East Los Angeles from 1967 to 1977. The paper played a seminal role in
La_Raza_(newspaper)
U.S. Latino advocacy nonprofit
UnidosUS, formerly National Council of La Raza (NCLR) (La Raza), is the United States's largest Latino nonprofit advocacy organization. It advocates in
UnidosUS
Racial ideology favouring white skin
Latin America (Web series episode). 2011. Public Broadcasting Service. de la Fuente, A. (1998). "Race, National Discourse, Politics in Cuba: An Overview"
Blanqueamiento
Topics referred to by the same term
La Raza Studies may refer to: La Raza Chican@ Studies Latin American Studies This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title La Raza
La_Raza_Studies
Catholic anti-racist activist group
Católicos por La Raza (CPLR; lit. 'Catholics for the race') was a political association organized by Ricardo Cruz in the later 1960s in Los Angeles, California
Católicos_por_La_Raza
Topics referred to by the same term
Monumento a la Raza may refer to: Monumento a la Raza (Medellín), a 1988 concrete monument in Medellín, Colombia Monumento a la Raza (Mexico City), a 1940
Monumento_a_la_Raza
American civil rights activist
United States. She is president of UnidosUS, formerly National Council of La Raza (NCLR), a Hispanic advocacy organization. Her twin sister Mary and elder
Janet_Murguía
Topics referred to by the same term
Monterrey La Raza refers to one of two different indoor soccer franchises: Monterrey La Raza (1992–2001), a defunct indoor soccer team that operated in
Monterrey_La_Raza
American Chicano rights organization
Berets (Watsonville) East L.A. walkouts Los Siete de la Raza Chicano Liberation Front Black Panther Party Black power movement "La Causa". Online Archive
Brown_Berets
American civil rights activist
Relations. He served as the president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza from 1974 to 2004 and as U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic from
Raul_Yzaguirre
Public park in Sevilla, Spain
mainly used for government offices. The Queen's sewing box (Costurero de la Reina) was built in 1893 in the gardens of the Palace of San Telmo, as a retreat
Parque_de_María_Luisa
Japanese professional wrestler (born 1990)
Championship (1 time) – with Nosawa Boutwell, Josh (October 22, 2010). "Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly". WrestleView. Archived from the original on October 24,
Iyo_Sky
Group of youths accused of killing a police officer
Los Siete de la Raza (The Seven of the Hispanic Community) was the label given to seven young Latinos from the Mission District of San Francisco, California
Los_Siete_de_la_Raza
Radio station in Fort Myers, Florida, United States
rock (which continued on WHEL 93.7-HD2) to Regional Mexican, branded as "La Raza 94.1". WFSX's license was cancelled on January 4, 2022, becoming that year’s
WFSX_(AM)
Chicano activist (born 1943)
during his involvement with the Mexican American Political Association, La Raza Unida Political Party, CASA Justicia, and the Committee on Chicano Rights
Herman_Baca
1968 protests by Chicano students
Malpractice". September 1968 – via La Raza yearbook. "Educational Issues Walkthrough". September 1968 – via La Raza Yearbook. "Walkout: The True Story
East_L.A._walkouts
Monument in Mexico City
The Monumento a la Raza is a 50-meter (160 ft) high pyramid in northern Mexico City. It stands at the intersection of Avenida de los Insurgentes, Circuito
Monumento a la Raza (Mexico City)
Monumento_a_la_Raza_(Mexico_City)
in 1962, the Division Street riots in 1966, and finally the arrival of La Raza Nation in 1985; All in part serving as the impetus for the formation of
History of gangs in Humboldt Park
History_of_gangs_in_Humboldt_Park
Art collective in Sacramento, California
Artistas Chicanos moving from temporary quarters in homes, garages and La Raza Bookstore to Holy Angels School at 7th and T Streets. Later, a space was
Royal_Chicano_Air_Force
Monument in Medellín, Colombia
The Monumento a la Raza, also known as Monumento a la Raza Antioqueña, is an outdoor sculpture and monument in the city of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Monumento a la Raza (Medellín)
Monumento_a_la_Raza_(Medellín)
Social and political movement combating racism in the United States
struggle of urban youth, and created political awareness and participated in La Raza Unida Party. The most prominent civil rights organization in the Mexican-American
Chicano_Movement
American organization
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and later spurred the creation of the La Raza Unida Party. The Brown Berets were a youth organization that agitated against
MEChA
Legendary ancestral home of the Aztec
Aztlán, "Chicano Student Movement of Aztlán") Plan Espiritual de Aztlán Raza Unida Party Freedom Road Socialist Organization, which calls for self-determination
Aztlán
Mexican indoor soccer club
The original Monterrey La Raza (Spanish: La Raza de Monterrey) was a professional indoor soccer team based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The team
Monterrey_La_Raza_(1992–2001)
Ethnic flag
formerly known as the "flag of the Hispanic race" (Spanish: Bandera de la raza hispánica). The flag is also sometimes used to represent the entire geographical
Flag_of_the_Hispanic_people
American minority activists
International District; Maestas was the founder and director of El Centro de la Raza. While studying at the University of Washington, Gossett founded a Black
Gang_of_Four_(Seattle)
American artist (born 1980)
issues. For instance, her 2014 piece, Bee Pile, included in the Estampas de la Raza exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art, brought together iconography
Sonia_Romero
Mexican professional wrestler
La Raza! Lucha Weekly". Wrestleview. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2012. Boutwell, Josh (April 1, 2011). "Viva La Raza
Dralístico
American journalist, teacher, and activist (1885–1946)
Mexican children. In her 2018 book based on her PhD dissertation, Redeeming La Raza: Transborder Modernity, Race, Respectability, and Rights, Gabriela González
Jovita_Idar
Ethnic identity of some Mexican Americans
californiana; nuevomexicano/nuevomexicana; tejano/tejana. Part/member of la Raza. (Internal identifier, Spanish for "the Race") American, solely. Chicano
Chicano
Mexican-American wrestler (born 1986)
Pinta para la Corona?". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). July 10, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2012. Boutwell, Josh (July 9, 2011). "Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly"
Kalisto_(wrestler)
1987 book by Gloria Anzaldúa
Anzaldúa drew influence for her concept of the “new mestiza” from that of “la Raza mestiza,” a theory of collective identity predicated on notions of racial
Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza
Borderlands/La_Frontera:_The_New_Mestiza
Mexican lawyer, author, and Secretary of Education (1881–1959)
Ward, Thomas. "José Vasconcelos y su cosmomología de la raza", in La resistencia cultural: la nación en el ensayo de las Américas. Lima, Peru: Editorial
José_Vasconcelos
City in Texas, United States
Mexican American political self-determination for the founding of the La Raza Unida Party. Crystal City was founded in 1907. Crystal City was originally
Crystal_City,_Texas
Japanese professional wrestling referee and retired wrestler
Retrieved September 28, 2012. Boutwell, Josh (October 22, 2010). "Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly". Wrestleview. Archived from the original on October 24,
Mio_Shirai
Mass repatriation during the Great Depression
E. (1982), "The Deportation-Repatriation Campaign Against La Raza", In Defense of La Raza, The Los Angeles Mexican Consulate and the Mexican Community
Mexican_Repatriation
The Plaza de la Raza (Place of the People) is a multidisciplinary cultural arts and educational center located in Lincoln Park in East Los Angeles, California
Plaza_de_la_Raza
Bus route in Mexico City
(Saturday) First Bus: 6:00 (Sunday) Last Bus: 00:11 (Sunday) Tenayuca to La Raza From Tenayuca First Bus: 4:45 (Monday-Friday) Last Bus: 23:12 (Monday-Friday)
Mexico_City_Metrobús_Line_3
Anti-assimilationist Chicano counterculture
developed in the 1940s and has been credited as an influence to Chicanismo. In LA, Chicano zoot suiters developed their own cultural identity, "with their hair
Pachuco
Ideology of the Chicano movement
and was a past president of the Partido Nacional de La Raza Unida, or Raza Unida party. The Raza Unida Party was a Mexican-American political group that
Chicanismo
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Raza or raza in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Raza is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Raza
Americans of Mexican ancestry
organizing. A notable event in the Chicano movement was the 1972 Convention of La Raza Unida (United People) Party, which organized with the goal of creating
Mexican_Americans
Mexican professional wrestler (born 1990)
2013). "Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly 9/28/13". Wrestleview. Retrieved September 28, 2013. Boutwell, Josh (October 5, 2013). "Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly
Rey_Fénix
Mexican-American subculture
drama film based on the true story of a high school mathematics teacher in LA. Blood In Blood Out is a 1993 American epic crime drama film about Cholo prison
Cholo_(subculture)
1969 Chicano nationalist manifesto
nation. It is laid out by Gonzalez as, “La Crusada Para La Justicia exists as an expression of some members of La Raza consciously creating social systems
Plan_Espiritual_de_Aztlán
Mexican wrestler, MMA fighter (born 1982)
"Viva La Raza! # Dieciocho". Wrestleview. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2026-02-02. Boutwell, Josh (March 27, 2009). "Viva la Raza! #
Sexy_Star
American journalist (died 2019)
movement, ran on the cover of the L.A. Times and was reproduced around the world. Ruiz was a candidate for La Raza Unida Party, a Chicano political party
Raul_Ruiz_(journalist)
1984 novel by Sandra Cisneros
loving mother who has not abandoned us, la Chingada (Malinche), the raped mother whom we have abandoned, and La Llorona, the mother who seeks her lost
The_House_on_Mango_Street
American TV series
Council of La Raza. 2006. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2009. "2006 ALMA nominees". National Council of La Raza. 2006
Prison_Break
Mexican-American rapper
Die Later and When Hell.A. Freezes Over. His most successful single is "La Raza" which hit number 6 on the rap songs chart in August 1990. His 1990 debut
Frost_(rapper)
Soccer club
Monterrey La Raza (Spanish: La Raza de Monterrey) were a Mexican professional indoor soccer team based in Monterrey, Mexico. Founded in 2007, the team
Monterrey_La_Raza_(2007–2010)
Plaza de la Constitución, Mexico City
groups looking to reassert the superiority of indigenous ethnic bloodlines (La Raza) and pre-Hispanic culture. They choose to do the ceremony here not only
Zócalo
Anti-Vietnam War movement organized by Mexican-American activist groups (1960s-70s)
also to garner support for La Raza Unida Party to be on the ballot. The five main issues the march would address were: the Raza Unida Party on the ballot
Chicano_Moratorium
Bus rapid transit system in Mexico City
Mexibús Line IV is the fourth line in service. It runs 22.3 kilometers from La Raza (transport hub for multiple transport services) in Mexico City proper to
Mexibús
Word used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
as latinos as the abbreviated term for their "hemispheric membership in la raza latina". Both Hispanic and Latino are generally used to denote people living
Latino_(demonym)
Mexican professional wrestler
"Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly 3/8/14". WrestleView. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. "Averno, nuevo integrante de La Sociedad
Místico
American artist & muralist (born 1936)
freeway-pillar murals. He was also a founder of the Centro Cultural de la Raza in San Diego, California. He was born in El Paso, Texas, but moved to San
Salvador_Torres
Service agency in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
El Centro de la Raza in Seattle, Washington, United States, is an educational, cultural, and social service agency, centered in the Latino/Chicano community
El_Centro_de_la_Raza
Aspect of Mexican-American literature
Chicano novel or narrative fiction: Social and political autonomy for La Raza True-to-life experiences of the Chicana/o Focused on the contemporary,
Chicano_literature
Movements by Mexican-American artists
de la Raza, Fifteen Years". In Brookman, Philip; Gomez-Pena, Guillermo (eds.). Made in Aztlan. San Diego, California: Centro Cultural de la Raza. pp
Chicano_art_movement
Indoor soccer league
La Raza 1993: Tatu, Dallas Sidekicks 1994: Branko Šegota, Las Vegas Dustdevils 1995: Zizinho, Monterrey La Raza 1996: Raul Salas, Monterrey La Raza 1997:
Continental Indoor Soccer League
Continental_Indoor_Soccer_League
Sociopolitical movement
and proud of their roots, heritage, and experience while prioritizing La Raza. With the emergence of the Chicano Movement, the structure of Chicano families
Chicana_feminism
Park in San Diego, California
de la Raza, Fifteen Years". In Brookman, Philip; Gomez-Pena, Guillermo (eds.). Made in Aztlan. San Diego, California: Centro Cultural de la Raza. pp
Chicano_Park
Poem by Luis Valdez
classes in San Diego and elsewhere in California." Acosta, Curtis (2013). "Raza Studies and the Battle Over Educational Reform". Utne Reader. Depenbrock
Pensamiento_Serpentino
1990 studio album by Kid Frost
in the Netherlands, spawning two singles: "La Raza" and "¡That's It! (Ya Estuvo)". Its lead single, "La Raza", also charted in the Netherlands, Belgium
Hispanic_Causing_Panic
East Los Angeles Chicano artist collective
Retrieved 2015-10-20. "Galería de la Raza: Asco". www.galeriadelaraza.org. Retrieved 2015-10-20. "Asco". Galeria de la Raza. Retrieved October 20, 2015. "Asco:
Asco_(art_collective)
Mexican masked luchador (born 1985)
YouTube. February 19, 2019. Boutwell, Josh (October 19, 2013). "Viva la Raza! Lucha Weekly 10/19/13". Wrestleview. Retrieved October 19, 2013. Zellner
Pentagón_Jr.
Ethnic group
Part of a series on Chicanos and Mexican Americans Terms Identity Chola/o La Raza Pachuca Pachuco Pinta/o Xicanx Concepts Anti-Mexican sentiment History
Mexicans_in_New_York_City
American television and radio personality
was hired. In August 2013, she was recognised by the National Council of La Raza: Nuestro Pueblo. She received the Ruben Salazar Award for Communications
Rocsi_Diaz
Music genre fusing Mexican and European influences
the popularity of performers and groups such as Mazz, Selena, La Mafia, Ram Herrera, La Sombra, Elida Reyna, Elsa García, Laura Canales, Intocable, Jay
Tejano_music
Madrigal avenues. It commutes with line 6 at Deportivo 18 de Marzo, line 5 at La Raza, line B at Guerrero, line 2 at Hidalgo, line 1 at Balderas, line 9 at Centro
List of Mexico City Metro lines
List_of_Mexico_City_Metro_lines
Bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobús
Formerly named "Tabacalera". "Línea 1 del Metrobús saturada; se intensifica la sustitución de unidades por biarticulados" (in Spanish). El Sol de México
Mexico_City_Metrobús_Line_1
Mexico City Metro station
served by Line 5 (the Yellow Line), between Instituto del Petróleo and La Raza stations. Autobuses del Norte station serves the colonias (neighborhoods)
Autobuses del Norte metro station
Autobuses_del_Norte_metro_station
Non-profit organization
The Centro Cultural de la Raza (Spanish for Cultural Center of the People) is a non-profit organization with the specific mission to create, preserve
Centro_Cultural_de_la_Raza
Bus rapid transit line in the State of Mexico
Universidad Mexiquense del Bicentenario (UMB) in Tecámac, State of Mexico, and La Raza metro station in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It was the fourth line
Mexibús_Line_4
American visual artist (born 1954)
Friends of the OPL. Retrieved 2023-11-26. greenkozi (2020-02-14). "La Clinica de la Raza - Oakland Murals". Retrieved 2023-11-26. HOMBRES Y MUJERES MURALISTAS
Xochitl_Nevel_Guerrero
Title of the Virgin Mary
compenetración íntima del homenaje a la Raza y la devoción de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, es decir, el símbolo de la unión cada vez más estrecha de América
Our_Lady_of_the_Pillar
Mexican professional wrestler (born 1988)
Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2025. Boutwell, Josh (25 December 2009). "Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly". WrestleView. Retrieved 9 February 2026. Zellner, Kris (19
Mr._Iguana
Metro line in Mexico City
to Hospital General 25 August 1978: from Tlatelolco to La Raza 1 December 1979: from La Raza to Indios Verdes 7 June 1980: from Hospital General to Centro
Mexico_City_Metro_Line_3
Dog breed
from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010. "Origin de la Raza". Club Nacional Terrier Chileno (in Spanish). Archived from the original
Fox_Terrier
Tennis court in Medellín, Colombia
Estadio La Raza is the main tennis court in Medellín, Colombia. Built in 1958, it currently holds 10,000 spectators. Football in Colombia List of football
Estadio_La_Raza
Form of literature that has emerged from the Chicana Feminist movement
of La Raza is the basic foundation of the Chicano movement, when Chicano men talk about maintaining La Familia and the 'cultural heritage' of La Raza, they
Chicana_literature
Texas descendants of Hispanic settlers
third parties: the case of La Raza Unida," Ethnic & Racial Studies (Feb 2010) 33#2 pp 290–312. (online) Navarro, Armando. La Raza Unida Party: A Chicano Challenge
Tejanos
stations. CETRAM Buenavista CETRAM El Rosario CETRAM Indios Verdes CETRAM La Raza CETRAM Pantitlán CETRAM San Lázaro CETRAM Santa Marta CETRAM Tasqueña CETRAM
Centro_de_transferencia_modal
2008 confrontations between emos and punks and other subcultures in Mexico
continuing their search for identity. The events were referenced in an episode of La rosa de Guadalupe in 2008 in the episode "Soy emo" (transl. "I'm emo"). Seventeen
Emos_vs._Punks
Short story by Helena Maria Viramontes
Part of a series on Chicanos and Mexican Americans Terms Identity Chola/o La Raza Pachuca Pachuco Pinta/o Xicanx Concepts Anti-Mexican sentiment History
The_Moths_(short_story)
Racial classification
1919 work, La Raza de Bronce, a study of the natives of the Andean Altiplano. It was later used by Mexican luminary José Vasconcelos in La Raza Cósmica (1925)
Bronze (racial classification)
Bronze_(racial_classification)
American professional wrestler (born 1988)
(February 18, 2011). "Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly". WrestleView. Retrieved March 2, 2011. Boutwell, Josh (March 4, 2011). "Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly". WrestleView
Ricochet_(wrestler)
Mexican professional wrestler (born 1982)
Fightful. Retrieved 2026-05-10. Boutwell, Josh (March 6, 2010). "Viva La Raza! Lucha Weekly". WrestleView. Retrieved February 26, 2010. Cite error: The
Mascarita_Dorada
Customized car with a lowered body
2023. "Lowrider fans pay their final respects to owner of Gypsy Rose in East LA". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved January 26, 2023. Sturken, Marita; Cartwright
Lowrider
LA RAZA
LA RAZA
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, Latin
Noble; Aristocrat; Combination of the Prefix La and Tricia
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, French
Lady; Form of Donna; Combination of the Popular Prefix La with Donna; World Ruler
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant spelling of Whit(t)la, itself a variant of Whitley.
Female
Czechoslovakian
, of noble descent or lineage.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, French, Latin
Yew Wood; Combination of the Popular Prefix La with Yvonne; Yew Tree
Female
Icelandic
Feminine form of Icelandic Páll, PÃLA means "small."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. In the US this is a southern name, common in TX, MS, and LA.
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Greek Barbara, BORBÃLA means "foreign; strange."
Girl/Female
French
Born in the spring.
Girl/Female
African, American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Indian, Latin
Combination of the Popular Prefix La with the Name Tasha; Based on Natasha; Christ's Birthday; Surprise
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from two places in northern France, Hauville in Eure, and Hauteville la Guichard in La Manche.
Girl/Female
Australian, Indian, Irish, Tamil, Telugu
Sun
Girl/Female
African, American, Arabic, British, Christian, English, Hebrew, Swahili
Combination of La and Keisha; Woman; Cassia Tree
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a soldier or for a belligerent person, from Old French (de la) werre, (de la) guerre ‘(of the) war’. Compare Delaware.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Turville-la- Campagne in Eure, France.
Girl/Female
French
Born in the spring.
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian name BÉLA means "white."Â
Girl/Female
French
Red haired.
Boy/Male
French
Eric 'ever kingly.' Actor Eriq La Salle.
Girl/Female
Spanish
Queen.
LA RAZA
LA RAZA
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Luck
Boy/Male
German
Famous fighter.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
One who Expels Prevents
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kankalini | கநà¯à®•à®¾à®²à®¿à®¨à¯€
One with necklace of bones
Boy/Male
Greek
Son of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a rowan or mountain ash, from Middle English rown (Old Norse rogn) + tree (Old English trēow).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Barwick.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Auspicious; Beloved
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu, Traditional
Shakti of Lord Vishnu
LA RAZA
LA RAZA
LA RAZA
LA RAZA
LA RAZA
n.
A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers.
n. pl.
An extensive group of worms which have the body covered externally with vibrating cilia. It includes the Rhabdoc/la and Dendroc/la. Formerly, the nemerteans were also included in this group.
n.
An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; -- made at La Grande Chartreuse.
n.
The system of arranging the scale by the names do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, by which singing is taught; a singing exercise upon these syllables.
n.
The quality of being a la mode; conformity to the mode or fashion; fashionableness.
v. i.
To sing the notes of the gamut, ascending or descending; as, do or ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in reverse order.
n.
Originally, the highest note in the scale of Guido; hence, proverbially, any extravagant saying.
n.
A rare element of the group of the earth metals, allied to aluminium. It occurs in certain rare minerals, as cerite, gadolinite, orthite, etc., and was so named from the difficulty of separating it from cerium, didymium, and other rare elements with which it is usually associated. Atomic weight 138.5. Symbol La.
pl.
of Interoperculum
n.
The tone A; -- so called among the French and Italians.
n.
A member of the moderate republican party formed in the French legislative assembly in 1791. The Girondists were so called because their leaders were deputies from the department of La Gironde.
interj.
An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me; as, La me!
n.
A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which was established by Armand de Rance in 1660 at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity characterizes their discipline. They were introduced permanently into the United States in 1848, and have monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky.
n. pl.
A division of the Turbellaria in which the digestive cavity gives off lateral branches, which are often divided into smaller branchlets.
interj.
Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you.
n.
A Carthusian monastery; esp. La Grande Chartreuse, mother house of the order, in the mountains near Grenoble, France.
n.
A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music in solmization.