Ala vs Alan - What's the difference?
ala | alan |
(zoology) A wing or winglike structure.
(anatomy) A winglike anatomical process or part, especially of bone.
(botany) The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family.
(architecture) In ancient Rome, a small room opening into a larger room or courtyard.
(colloquial)
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* 2008 , (Film Threat) ,
* 2011 , (The Washington Post)''’s blog ''The Fix ,
* 2011 , (The Huffington Post) ,
As proper nouns the difference between ala and alan
is that ala is while alan is or alan can be (historical) a member of a group of sarmatian tribes, nomadic pastoralists of the 1st millennium ad who spoke an eastern iranian language derived from scytho-sarmatian and which in turn evolved into modern ossetian.ala
English
Etymology 1
Originated 1730–40 from (etyl) .Noun
References
* (wikipedia "ala") * *Etymology 2
From (etyl) , by way of its English derivation a la.Preposition
(ala)Film review:
- The film is told in reverse ala Memento.
Film review:
- [...] interactive plasma screens with flashing digits and what not, ala “Minority Report,” [...]
Politics article:
- [...] we might be getting to the point where Palin is a bona fide liability - ala Pelosi - for the GOP.
Business article:
- [...] the NYSE didn't implode ala Merrill [...]
References
*“ala” examplesat Wordnik