Lasa
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- LasasLaresLares , archaically Lases, were guardian deities in ancient Roman religion. Their origin is uncertain; they may have been guardians of the hearth, fields, boundaries or fruitfulness, hero-ancestors, or an amalgam of these....
were gods and goddesses In Etruscan mythology who accompanied Turan, the goddess of love. - Laboratory Animal Science Association, an association to advance scientific understanding and knowledge of the use, care and welfare of laboratory animals and promote refinement, reduction and replacement.
- Latin American Studies AssociationLatin American Studies AssociationThe Latin American Studies Association is the largest association for scholars of Latin American studies. Founded in 1966, it has over 6,000 members, forty-five percent of whom reside outside the United States, LASA brings together experts on Latin America from all disciplines and diverse...
. - Liberal Arts and Science Academy High School of Austin, Texas, an advanced program magnet school admitting select students from the Austin Independent School DistrictAustin Independent School DistrictAustin Independent School District is a school district that is based in the city of Austin, Texas, United States. It was established in 1881. Its current superintendent is...
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- Lasa (France), a small village in the province of Basse-Navarre, in the South part of France.
- LhasaLhasaLhasa is the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China and the second most populous city on the Tibetan Plateau, after Xining. At an altitude of , Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world...
, the capital of TibetTibetTibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
Autonomous Region of People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. - Lasa, the Italian name for Laas, a municipality in South Tyrol, Italy.
- Lasa, Paphos, a village in Paphos DistrictPaphos DistrictPaphos District is one of the six districts of Cyprus and it is situated in the western part of Cyprus. Its main town and capital is Paphos. The entire district is controlled by the internationally recognized government of Cyprus...
, CyprusCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
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- Mikel LasaMikel LasaMikel Lasa Goikoetxea is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender.-Club career:...
(born 1971), Spanish football (soccer) player. - Tassilo von Heydebrand und der LasaTassilo von Heydebrand und der LasaTassilo, Baron von Heydebrand und der Lasa was an important German chess master, chess historian and theoretician of the nineteenth century, a member of the Berlin Chess Club and a founder of the Berlin Chess School .His...
, German chess master.