L L or l, described in English language as L with stroke, is a letter of the Polish alphabet, Kashubian alphabet, Sorbian alphabet, Lacinka alphabet, and Navajo language alphabets.. Except for Navajo, it represents the Lechitic languagesEast Slavic languages continuation of Proto-Slavic non-palatal consonant l.
	L L is the twelfth letter of the Latin alphabet. Its name in English language is el .
	L'Aquila L'Aquila is a city and comune of central Italy, on the Aterno river. It is both the capital of the Abruzzo and the seat of the province of L'Aquila. It lies on a hill in the wide valley of the Aterno, surrounded by mountains on all sides, the Gran Sasso being conspicuous on the north-east.
	L-plate An L-plate is a square plate bearing a sans-serif letter L, for "learner", which must be affixed to the front and back of a car in many countries if its driver is a learner under instruction.
	L. Ron Hubbard Lafayette Ronald Hubbard , better known as L. Ron Hubbard, was an United States pulp fiction and science fiction writer and founder of Scientology and Dianetics. A controversial public figure, many details of his life are contentious. The Church of Scientology has produced numerous official biographies which present Hubbard's character and his multi-faceted accomplishments in an exalted light.
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	La Paz La Paz or is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department, Bolivia. As of the 2001 census, the city of La Paz had a population of about one million. La Paz is situated in the canyon of the Choqueyapu River below a plateau with an altitude of 3,600 meters .
	La Plata La Plata is the capital city of the Provinces of Argentina of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, as well as of the departments of Argentina of La Plata Partido. The city was planned to serve as the capital of the province after the city of Buenos Aires was declared as the federal district in 1880.
	La Spezia La Spezia is a city in the Liguria region of northern Italy, at the head of La Spezia Gulf, and capital city of the province of La Spezia.It is one of the major Italian military and commercial harbours, located between Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea. La Spezia also hosts one of the biggest military industry of Italy, OTO Melara.
	Láb L?b is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Malacky District in the Bratislava region. External links *District}} Category:Villages and municipalities in Malacky District cs:L?b hu:L?b ] nl:L?b pt:L?b sk:L?b
	Labanotation Labanotation, or Kinetography Laban, is a system of movement notation that is also used for dance notation. Invented by Rudolf Laban, it is one of the two main systems of movement notation used in Western culture. Labanotation uses abstract symbols to define the *Direction of the movement
	Label A label is any kind of tag attached with adhesive to something so as to identify the object or its contents. Labels come in many forms and can be differentiated by the type of base material, called stock, that they are printed on, and by the adhesive type that they use. The most common type is made with a paper stock and a colloquial term for it is a sticker.
	Labetalol Labetalol is an alpha blocker and beta blocker used to treat hypertension. It works by blocking these adrenergic receptors, which slows sinus heart rate, decreases peripheral vascular resistance, and decreases cardiac output.
	Labiodental consonant In phonetics, labiodentals are Consonant articulated with the lower lip and the upper teeth. The labiodental consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are: Notes: # is an allophone of /m/ that occurs before /v/ and /f/. #The stops are not confirmed to exist as separate phonemes in any language.
	Labium Definition ' (plural labia) is a Latin-derived term meaning "Lip". Labium and its derivatives (including labia, labial, labrum) are used to describe any lip-like structure, but in the English language, labium often specifically refers to parts of the vulva.
	Labor Days Labor Days is underground rapper Aesop Rock's second album, and his first on the Definitive Jux record label. It is a concept album-of-sorts, painting a portrait of the day-to-day lives of the working class. It features production work from longtime Aesop Rock collaborator Blockhead, including his trademark style of lush orchestral samples.
	Laboratory A laboratory is a place where science, measurement and experiments are conducted under controlled conditions. A typical lab can hold space for one to thirty, or more, researchers depending on the size of the room and state mandated maximum occupancy limit. Some types of laboratory share common features, mainly laboratory equipment and laboratory glassware: Usually, they have at least one fume hood.
	Labour of Love Labour of Love is a reggae album by UB40. It was originally released in September 1, 1983 and included the hits, "Red, Red Wine", "Cherry Oh Baby", and "Many Rivers to Cross", and "Please Don't Make Me Cry". The entire album consists of cover songs, the originals being released by the bandmembers' music idols.
	Labrador Labrador is a region of Atlantic Canada. Together with the island of Newfoundland from which it is separated by the Strait of Belle Isle, it constitutes the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The region is part of the much larger Labrador Peninsula. The population of Labrador is 27,864 , including some 30 percent Aboriginal peoples, including Inuit, Innu, and Metis .
	Labrador Peninsula Labrador Peninsula is a large peninsula in eastern Canada. It is bounded by the Hudson Bay to the west, the Hudson Strait to the north, the Labrador Sea to the east, and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the south-east. The peninsula includes the region of Labrador, part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and the regions of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Cte-Nord, and Nord-du-Qubec, which are in the province of Quebec.
	Labrador Retriever akcgroup = Sporting | akcstd = ankcgroup = Group 3 | ankcstd = ckcgroup = Group 1 - Sporting Dogs | ckcstd = country = Newfoundland | fcigroup = 8 | fcinum = 122 | fcisection = 1 | fcistd = image = YellowLabradorLooking.jpg | image_caption = This yellow Lab's nose is pink rather than black. Its tail is strong, smooth-coated, and otter-like.
	Labrador tea Labrador tea, is a name commonly applied to two species: Ledum palustre and Ledum groenlandicum. In Labrador itself, Labrador Tea is also frequently called Indian Tea. Both are plants in the Heath family with strongly aromatic leaves that can be used to make a very palatable herbal tea.
	Laburnum Laburnum is a genus of two species of small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, Laburnum anagyroides and L. alpinum. They are native to the mountains of southern Europe from France to the Balkan Peninsula. Some botanists include a third species, Laburnum caramanicum, but this native of southeast Europe and Asia Minor is usually treated in a distinct genus Podocytisus, more closely allied to the broom.
	Labyrinth In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an elaborate structure constructed for King Minos of Crete and designed by the legendary artificer Daedalus to hold the Minotaur, a creature that was half man and half bull and which was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.
	Lace Lace is a lightweight, openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand. The holes can be formed via removal of threads or cloth from a previously woven fabric, but more often open spaces are created as part of the lace fabric. Lace-making is an ancient craft.
	Lacertidae Lacertidae is the family of the wall lizards, which are native to Europe, Africa, and Asia, and include some of the most common types seen in Europe.
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	Lacquer In a general sense, lacquer is a clear or coloured coating, that dries by solvent evaporation only and that produces a hard, durable finish that can be polished to a very high gloss, and gives the illusion of depth. In a narrower sense, lacquer consists of a resin dissolved in a fast-drying solvent which is a mixture of naphtha, xylene, toluene, and ketones, including acetone.
	Lacrimal bone The lacrimal bone, the smallest and most fragile bone of the face, is situated at the front part of the medial wall of the orbit. It has two surfaces and four borders.
	Lacrimal gland The lacrimal glands are paired glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.
	Lacrosse Lacrosse is a fast-paced team sport that is played by ten players or twelve players , each of whom uses a Lacrosse stick in order to pass and catch a very hard Lacrosse ball with the aim of scoring goals, each worth one point, by propelling the ball into the opponent's goal.
	Lacrosse ball A lacrosse ball is the solid rubber ball that is used to play lacrosse. It is typically white, but can be many other colors. It is usually between 7.75 and 8 inches in circumference and weighs between 5 and 5.25 ounces.
	Lacs Lacs is one of the 19 Regions of Cte d'Ivoire of Cte d'Ivoire. The region's capital is Yamoussoukro. Covering 8,940 km2, its population is 597,500. The region is divided into three Departments of Cte d'Ivoire: Tibissou, Toumodi, and Yamoussoukro.
	Lactarius Fungi of the genus Lactarius, sometimes called Milk-caps, are characterized by the fact that they exude a milky fluid if cut or damaged. Like the genus Russula, with which they are grouped in the family Russulaceae, their flesh has a distinctive brittle consistency.
	Lactation Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands, the process of providing that milk to the young, and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young. The process occurs in all female mammals, and in humans it is commonly referred to as breastfeeding.
	Lactic acid Lactic acid, also known as milk acid, is a chemical compound that plays a role in several biochemistry processes. Lactic acid is a carboxylic acid with a chemical formula of Carbon3Hydrogen6Oxygen3. It has a hydroxyl group adjacent to the carboxylic acid, making it an alpha hydroxy acid.
	Lactobacillus Lactobacillus is a genus of Gram-positive facultative anaerobe bacterium. They are a major part of the Lactic acid bacteria group, named as such because most of its members convert lactose and other simple sugars to lactic acid. They are common and usually benign, even necessary, inhabitants of humans and other animals.
	Lactose Lactose is a disaccharide that consists of -D-galactose and -D-glucose molecules bonded through a 1-4 glycosidic linkage. Lactose makes up around 2-8% of the solids in milk. The name comes from the Latin word for milk, plus the -ose ending used to name sugars. Its empirical formula is C12H22O11 and its molecular weight is 342.3 g/mol.
	Lactose intolerance Lactose intolerance is the condition in which lactase, an enzyme needed for proper Metabolism of lactose , is not produced in adulthood. A lactose tolerance test, a Hydrogen Breath Test, or a stool acidity test is required for a clinical diagnosis .
	Lactuca Lactuca, commonly known as lettuce, is a genus of flowering plants in the Sunflower family Asteraceae. The genus includes about 100 species, distributed worldwide, but mainly in temperate Eurasia. Its best-known representative is the lettuce, with its many varieties.
	Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola) is an annual plant or biennial plant plant commonly considered as a weed that is common of orchards, roadsides and crops. The closest wild relative of cultivated lettuce, it grows throughout the temperate regions of all major continents.
	Lacustrine Lacustrine is derived from the Latin language word lacus. *Lacustrine, in ecology, is the environment of a lake. *Lacustrine, in geology, is a sedimentary environment of a lake. *Lacustrine, in ichthyology, describes a population of fish which complete the bulk of their life cycle within lakes.
	Ladder A ladder is a vertical set of steps. There are two types: rigid ladders that can be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rope ladders that are hung from the top. The steps of a ladder are called rungs, and the vertical members of a rigid ladder are called stiles. With a bit of agility, one can slide down the stiles without climbing down each rung.
	Ladin Ladin is a Rhaetian languages spoken in the Dolomites mountains in Italy, between the regions of Trentino-South Tyrol and Veneto. It is closely related to the Swiss Romansh and Friulian language. It is spoken in: *the province of Bozen-Bolzano at
	Lady *For other uses, see Lady. A lady is a woman who is the counterpart of a lord; or, the counterpart of a gentleman. "Lady" can be used as a title.
	Lady Day In the Christian calendar, Lady Day is the Feast of the Annunciation and the first of the four traditional Irish and English quarter days. In England, Lady Day was New Year's Day up to 1752 when, following the move from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, 1 January became the start of the year.
	Lady Godiva Godiva was an Anglo-Saxons noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in England in order to gain a remission of the oppressive toll imposed by her husband on his tenants. The name "peeping Tom" for a voyeur comes from versions of this legend in which someone called Tom saw her ride and was struck blind.
	Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane Grey, a great-grand-daughter of Henry VII of England, reigned as uncrowned Queen regnant of the Kingdom of England for nine days in 1553. Jane's mother, Lady Frances Brandon, had a claim to the throne as the daughter of King Henry VIII of England 's younger sister Mary Tudor .
	Lady Killer The lady killer is a classic cocktail created by Peter Roth, a famous barkeeper from the Kronenhalle in Zrich, Switzerland. In 1984, he won the world championship with this drink.
	Lady's Slipper Lady Slippers is a term used to describe the Orchidaceae in the subfamily Cypripedioidea, which includes the genus Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches, which function by trapping insects so that they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinium.
	Laelia Laelia is a small genus of eleven species from the orchid family. This is one of the most important and popular orchid genera, because of the beautiful flowers, their genetic properties and because they are fairly easy in culture. It is probably named after Laelia, one of the Vestal Virgins.
	Laffer curve The Laffer curve, popularized and promoted by economist Arthur Laffer, is used to illustrate the concept of Taxable income elasticity, the idea that government can maximize tax revenue by setting Tax#Tax rates at an optimum point. The curve is primarily used by advocates who want government to reduce tax rates whenever it appears to exceed this "optimum" level.
	Lager Lager is a well attenuated beer brewed in cool conditions using a slow-acting brewers yeast, known as a bottom and top fermenting yeast, and then stored for a period in cool conditions to clear away particles and certain flavour compounds to produce a clean taste.
	Lagomorpha The Lagomorphs, order Lagomorpha, are an order of mammals of which there are two families, Leporidae , and Ochotonidae . Though members of order Lagomorpha can resemble rodents , and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth century, they have since been considered a separate order.
	Lagoon This article is about natural lagoons. For other uses of lagoon, please see Lagoon. A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow sea water separated from the deeper sea by a shallow or exposed Bar, reef, or similar feature. Thus, the enclosed body of water behind a reef or Bar or enclosed by an atoll reef is called a lagoon.
	Lagopus Lagopus is a small genus of Aves in the grouse family. It comprises three species: * Willow Grouse, Lagopus lagopus * Ptarmigan, Lagopus mutus * White-tailed Ptarmigan, Lagopus leucurus The distinctive Great Britain form of Willow Grouse, the Red Grouse has sometimes been considered a separate species, L.
	Lagos Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria. As only two census have been taken since independence, estimates of its population vary considerably, but generally range from 10 to 15.5 million people, making it one of the most populous cities in Africa. Lagos has grown from a small Yoruba settlement, and undergone periods of domination by two European powers, to become the commercial and population center of Nigeria.
	Laguncularia racemosa Laguncularia racemosa is a flowering plant in the family Combretaceae, native to the coasts of western Africa from Senegal to Cameroon, the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Americas from Bermuda, Florida, the Bahamas, Mexico, the Caribbean and south to Brazil; and on the Pacific Ocean coast of the Americas from Mexico to northwestern Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
	Lagunes Lagunes is one of the 19 Regions of Cte d'Ivoire of Cte d'Ivoire. The region's capital is Abidjan. Covering 14,200 km2, its population is 4,210,200. The region is divided into six Departments of Cte d'Ivoire: Abidjan, Alp, Dabou, Grand-Lahou, Jacqueville and Tiassal.
	Lahar A lahar is a type of mudflow composed of pyroclastic material and water that flows down from a volcano, typically along a river valley. The term 'lahar' originated in Indonesia. Lahars have the consistency of concrete: fluid when moving, then solid when stopped.
	Lahore Lahore is the second largest city of Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. A native of Lahore is called a Lahori. It is located near the river Ravi River and the Indian border. Lahore is estimated to have approximately 7-9 million inhabitants.
	Lahu The Lahu people are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia. They form one of the List of Chinese ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where they live in Yunnan province. They are one of list of ethnic groups in Vietnam in Vietnam, where 5300 of them live in Lai Chau province.
	Laid Laid is the sixth release and fifth studio album by the United Kingdom alternative rock band James. It was released on October 5, 1993.
	Laius In Greek mythology, King Laius, or Laios of Thebes was a divine hero and key personage in the Theban founding myth. Son of Labdacus, he was raised by the regent Lycus after the death of his father.
	Lake A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size surrounded by land. The vast majority of lakes on Earth are fresh water, and most lie in the Northern Hemisphere at higher latitudes. In ecology the environment of a lake is referred to as lacustrine. Large lakes are occasionally referred to as "inland seas" and small seas are occasionally referred to as lakes.
	Lake Albert Lake Albert – also Albert Nyanza and formerly Lake Mobutu Sese Seko – is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. It is Africa's seventh largest lake. Lake Albert is located in the centre of the continent, on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	Lake Baikal Lake Baikal is the deepest and oldest lake in the world. It is also the largest freshwater lake on Earth. It contains over 20% of the world's liquid fresh surface water and more than 90% of Russia's liquid fresh surface water. A World Heritage Site, it lies in Southern Siberia in Russia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and Buryatia to the southeast, near the city of Irkutsk.
	Lake Balaton Lake Balaton , located in Hungary, is the largest lake in Central Europe. Since Hungary is landlocked, Lake Balaton is sometimes called the "Hungarian Sea". The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and the canalized Si is the only outflow. With a surface area of 592 square kilometre, Lake Balaton lies approximately at the coordinates , and has a length of 77 km and a width ranging from 4 to 14 km.
	Lake Chad Lake Chad is a large, shallow lake in Africa. It is economically very important, providing water to more than 20 million people living in the four countries which surround it — Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria. It is located mainly in the far west of Chad, bordering on northeastern Nigeria.
	Lake Champlain Lake Champlain is a large lake in North America, mostly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the United States-Canadian Border in the province of Quebec. The lake was named for the France exploration Samuel de Champlain, who encountered it 1609.