Ala

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

Ala or ALA may refer to:

• Ala (demon), a female demon in Serbian mythology
• Ala (Odinani), an Alusi (deity) 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

Language

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

Geography

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

Science

• Acetylated lanolin alcohol
• 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)

Human anatomy

• Ala of nose (ala nasi)
• Ala of sacrum (ala sacralis)
• Auricle (ala auris)
• Broad ligament of the uterus (ala vespertilionis)
• Lesser wing of sphenoid bone (ala minor ossis sphenoidalis)
• Greater wing of sphenoid bone (ala major ossis sphenoidalis)
• Wing of ilium (ala ossis ilium)
• Wing of vomer (ala vomeris)

Technology

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

Organizations

• ALâ (Adult Community Theatre, Arts and Education) Galway, Ireland
• Aspiring Litigators of America
• Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino, a former Argentinian airline.
• African Leadership Academy
• Allgemeine Anzeigen GmbH
• American Latvian Association
• American Legion Auxiliary
• American Library Association
• American Literature 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

Codes

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

Other uses

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

Surname

• Efkan Ala (born 1965), Turkish civil servant and government minister
• Hossein Ala' (1882–1964), former prime minister of Iran

See also

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