Larne, town and former district (1973–2015) within the former County Antrim, now in the Mid and East Antrim district, northeastern Northern Ireland, bordering the Irish Sea north of Belfast. The Scot Edward Bruce landed near the present town site in 1315 when he attempted to free Ireland from

Larne: …commercial services operated regularly between Larne and Stranraer until 1995, when the route was discontinued. Such services continue to operate between Larne and Cairnryan in Scotland.

Larne River, river, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, rising in the low watershed (400 ft [122 m]) between its own valley and that of the Six-Mile-Water and flowing northeastward to the important Irish Sea port of Larne, where it swings east and enters Larne Lough (inlet of the sea) after a

The Candidate: Jeremy Larner, who won an academy award for the film’s screenplay, was active in politics. In 1968 he worked as a speechwriter for the presidential campaign of Senator Eugene McCarthy, and his political experience provided the film with a great amount of authentic detail. Larner…

Ireland: Early Ireland: These artifacts were named Larnian, after Larne, Northern Ireland, the site where they were first found; dates from 6000 bce onward were assigned to them. Archaeological work since World War II, however, casts considerable doubt on the antiquity and affinities of the people who were responsible for the Larnian…

Lycian language: …another series of studies (1958–67), Emmanuel Laroche showed that Lycian shares several specific innovations with Luwian. A trilingual text (Lycian-Greek-Aramaic) describing the establishment of a cult shrine for the goddess Leto was discovered by French excavators in 1973; it confirmed much previous scholarship and led to many important refinements. While…

Guy Laroche was a French couturier known for designing elegant fashions at moderate prices. From 1949 Laroche trained under the Paris designer Jean Dessès and, he studied production and marketing techniques on a 1955 trip to the New York City garment district. In 1957 he showed his first solo

Pierre Laromiguière was a French philosopher who became famous for his thesis on the rights of property in connection with taxation, which he held to be arbitrary and therefore illegal. For the thesis he was censured by the French Parlement. After the French Revolution he was appointed professor of

growth hormone: Growth hormone deficiency: This disorder is known as Laron dwarfism and is characterized by abnormal GH receptors, resulting in decreased GH-stimulated production of IGF-1 and poor growth. Serum GH concentrations are high because of the absence of the inhibitory action of IGF-1 on GH secretion. Dwarfism may also be caused by insensitivity of…

Marais Theatre: …Bourgogne troupe, and the actor Laroque assumed leadership. In an attempt to compete with the Bourgogne and Molière troupes, Laroque promoted spectacular productions, but little money was made, and in 1673 Louis XIV ordered the theatre closed. The Marais troupe was combined with the Molière troupe and moved to a…

Louise Erdrich: Novels: LaRose (2016) investigates tragedy, grief, and Ojibwe tradition through the story of a boy whose parents give him to their neighbor’s family after his father accidentally shoots the neighbor’s son. However, Future Home of the Living God (2017) was a departure from her previous works.…

tern: …distinct type of tern, the Inca tern (Larosterna inca), of Peru and northern Chile, bears distinctive white plumes on the side of the head.

Larousse, Parisian publishing house specializing in encyclopaedias and dictionaries, founded in 1852 by Augustin Boyer and Pierre Larousse, editor of the Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle (15 vol., 1866–76; 2 supplements, 1878 and 1890). The many reference works later published by

Pierre Larousse was a grammarian, lexicographer, and encyclopaedist who published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle (15 vol., 1866–76; supplements 1878 and 1890), a comprehensive encyclopaedia of

Pierre Larousse was a grammarian, lexicographer, and encyclopaedist who published many of the outstanding educational and reference works of 19th-century France, including the Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle (15 vol., 1866–76; supplements 1878 and 1890), a comprehensive encyclopaedia of

Mariano José de Larra was a Spanish journalist and satirist who attacked contemporary society for its social habits, literary tastes, and political ineptitude. Larra’s family was forced to move to France in 1814 owing to public resentment against his father for having collaborated with the French

desert: Origin: For example, the creosote bush (Larrea tridentata), although now widespread and common in North American hot deserts, was probably a natural immigrant from South America as recently as the end of the last Ice Age about 11,700 years ago.

Enrique Larreta was an Argentine novelist famous for La gloria de Don Ramiro: Una vida en tiempos de Felipe II (1908; The Glory of Don Ramiro: A Life in the Times of Philip II), one of the finest historical novels in Spanish American literature. Don Ramiro, embodying the Christian conflict between

Enrique Larreta was an Argentine novelist famous for La gloria de Don Ramiro: Una vida en tiempos de Felipe II (1908; The Glory of Don Ramiro: A Life in the Times of Philip II), one of the finest historical novels in Spanish American literature. Don Ramiro, embodying the Christian conflict between

Dominique-Jean, Baron Larrey was a French military surgeon in the service of Napoleon. He introduced field hospitals, ambulance service, and first-aid practices to the battlefield. Larrey began his medical studies with his uncle in Toulouse and, in 1787, traveled to North America. Returning to

larrikin, Australian slang term of unknown origin popularized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It signifies a young hoodlum or hooligan in the impoverished subculture of urban Australia. The term was applied to the large numbers of sporadically employed teenagers and young adults who

Tom Hanks: …Julia Roberts in the romance Larry Crowne (2011), playing an unemployed man who enrolls in community college. Hanks also produced a number of films and such television miniseries as From the Earth to the Moon (1998), which documents the Apollo space program, and the World War II dramas Band of…

Few people in the financial industry are as well-known as Larry Fink, the cofounder, chair, and chief executive officer of BlackRock (BLK), the world’s largest money manager. With more than $14 trillion in assets under management as of 2025, BlackRock holds stakes in thousands of companies through

CNN: …most popular series, the nightly Larry King Live (1985–2010) was also for a number of years cable television’s highest-rated interview program. More-recent staples of CNN programming include Anderson Cooper 360° (2003– ) and The Situation Room (2005– ). In 2013 the channel started adding documentary and reality television programs to…

Larry King: …resumed interviewing notable personalities on Larry King Now, a talk show that premiered on the Web site Hulu in 2012, and the following year he added the talk show PoliticKING with Larry King.

“I’m just plain fantastic—the best damn rock-and-roll DJ of our time or any other time!” wrote Larry Lujack, a Chicago radio kingpin in the 1960s and ’70s, in his autobiography, Super Jock (1975). Lujack had the ratings to back up his braggadocio. Sweeping in from Seattle (with a brief, unhappy

Sarah Silverman: …Shandling’s seminal talk show satire The Larry Sanders Show. Silverman continued to hone her blithely savage comic style in clubs and on talk shows. She often adopted a cheerfully narcissistic persona during her act, delivering lines about race and sex in an ironically insipid tone. Her feigned obliviousness and hyperbolic…

Ryan Gosling: Half Nelson, The Big Short, and La La Land: Lars and the Real Girl (2007) saw Gosling portray the titular character, a shy and sweet, albeit delusional, man who has what he feels is a meaningful relationship with a sex doll he purchased online. He starred alongside Michelle Williams in the romantic drama Blue…

Gaius Mucius Scaevola: …conquest by the Etruscan king Lars Porsena. According to the legend, Mucius volunteered to assassinate Porsena, who was besieging Rome, but killed his victim’s attendant by mistake. Brought before the Etruscan royal tribunal, he declared that he was one of 300 noble youths who had sworn to take the king’s…

Gaius Mucius Scaevola: …conquest by the Etruscan king Lars Porsena. According to the legend, Mucius volunteered to assassinate Porsena, who was besieging Rome, but killed his victim’s attendant by mistake. Brought before the Etruscan royal tribunal, he declared that he was one of 300 noble youths who had sworn to take the king’s…

Larsa, one of the ancient capital cities of Babylonia, located about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Uruk (Erech; Arabic Tall al-Warkāʾ), in southern Iraq. Larsa was probably founded in prehistoric times, but the most prosperous period of the city coincided with an independent dynasty inaugurated by

Larsen Ice Shelf, ice shelf in the northwestern Weddell Sea, adjoining the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula and named for Norwegian whaler Captain Carl A. Larsen, who sailed along the ice front in 1893. It originally covered an area of 33,000 square miles (86,000 square km), excluding the

New York Yankees: Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and Mickey Mantle: …two wins apiece, unheralded pitcher Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in postseason history, retiring all 27 opposing batters without letting anyone on base.

Alan Page: …Jim Marshall, Carl Eller, and Gary Larsen to form the legendary defensive line known as the “Purple People-Eaters.” He was named Rookie of the Year in 1967.

Henning Larsen was a Danish architect known for his site-specific design philosophy grounded in the Scandinavian Modernist tradition, best exemplified in such buildings as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the Harpa Reykjavík Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Iceland.

Henning Larsen was a Danish architect known for his site-specific design philosophy grounded in the Scandinavian Modernist tradition, best exemplified in such buildings as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the Harpa Reykjavík Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Iceland.

Northwest Passage: History of exploration: Henry A. Larsen, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, made it through on a schooner.

Nella Larsen was an American novelist and short-story writer of the Harlem Renaissance. Larsen was born in Chicago to a Danish mother and a West Indian father who died when she was two years old. She studied for a year at Fisk University, one of America’s historically Black colleges and

Wolf Larsen, fictional character, a vicious ship captain in the novel The Sea Wolf (1904) by Jack

Brie Larson is an American actress whose compelling and understated performance as a young woman who has been kidnapped and held prisoner by a sexual predator in the independent film Room (2015) won her an Academy Award. Larson was mostly homeschooled by her parents, who also encouraged her early

The Devil in the White City: …nonfiction book by American author Erik Larson, published in 2003, that tells parallel stories about the civic pride and big-city boosterism of the Gilded Age (c. 1870–1900) and the often gruesome crimes of a con man and murderer. Using a literary, novelistic style that lends the narrative the feel of…

Gary Larson is an American cartoonist best known for his single-panel comic series The Far Side, which is renowned for its scientific content and bizarre humour. Larson produced The Far Side for 15 years, from January 1980 until January 1995. Larson was raised in Tacoma, Washington, the youngest

Rent: …rock musical created by composer Jonathan Larson and recognized for raising national awareness of issues related to poverty, addiction, gentrification, and the AIDS epidemic. Inspired by Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème (1896), a classic opera depicting the tragic romance of bohemian youths in Paris, Rent

Sue: …the property with American paleontologist Peter Larson.

Stieg Larsson was a Swedish writer and activist whose posthumously published Millennium series of crime novels brought him international acclaim. Larsson grew up with his maternal grandparents in northern Sweden until age nine, when he rejoined his parents in Stockholm. As a teenager he wrote

Stieg Larsson was a Swedish writer and activist whose posthumously published Millennium series of crime novels brought him international acclaim. Larsson grew up with his maternal grandparents in northern Sweden until age nine, when he rejoined his parents in Stockholm. As a teenager he wrote

Édouard Lartet was a French geologist, archaeologist, and a principal founder of paleontology. He is credited chiefly with discovering some of the earliest known examples of Paleolithic art and with establishing a date for the Upper Paleolithic Period of the Stone Age. A magistrate in the

Édouard Lartet was a French geologist, archaeologist, and a principal founder of paleontology. He is credited chiefly with discovering some of the earliest known examples of Paleolithic art and with establishing a date for the Upper Paleolithic Period of the Stone Age. A magistrate in the

Cro-Magnon: …investigated by the French geologist Édouard Lartet, who uncovered five archaeological layers. The human bones found in the topmost layer proved to be between 10,000 and 35,000 years old. The prehistoric humans revealed by this find were called Cro-Magnon and have since been considered, along with Neanderthals (H. neanderthalensis), to…

Jacques-Henri Lartigue was a French photographer and painter noted for the spontaneous joyful photographs he took, beginning in his boyhood and continuing throughout his life. Born into a prosperous French family, Lartigue was given at age seven a large-plate camera that he operated by standing on

Jacques-Henri Lartigue was a French photographer and painter noted for the spontaneous joyful photographs he took, beginning in his boyhood and continuing throughout his life. Born into a prosperous French family, Lartigue was given at age seven a large-plate camera that he operated by standing on

herring gull, Most common of the Atlantic gulls in the Northern Hemisphere. The herring gull (Larus argentatus) has a gray mantle, flesh-coloured legs and feet, and black-and-white-spotted wing tips. Herring gulls are primarily scavengers; their populations are generally increasing because of

laughing gull, common name for the bird species Larus atricilla. See

gull: The California gull (L. californicus) of North America breeds inland and winters on the Pacific coast. This species is credited with having saved the crops of early Mormon settlers in the Salt Lake City region from destruction by the Mormon cricket, a long-horned grasshopper; it is…

gull: The ring-billed gull (L. delawarensis) is common on inland lakes in North America and often gathers in large flocks to feed on plowed fields. The sooty gull (L. hemprichi) of the western Indian Ocean has a dark brown hood and a grayish brown mantle. Ross’s gull…

gull: The kelp gull (L. dominicanus) is a very wide-ranging black-backed species of the Southern Hemisphere, including Antarctica. The laughing gull (L. atricilla), a medium-sized bird with a black head, red bill, and red feet, often gives vent to a strident, laughing call. It breeds from Maine…

gull: The sooty gull (L. hemprichi) of the western Indian Ocean has a dark brown hood and a grayish brown mantle. Ross’s gull (Rhodostethia rosea) is an attractive pinkish white bird that breeds in northern Siberia and wanders widely over the Arctic Ocean. Abounding in the Arctic,…

gull: The glaucous gull (L. hyperboreus) is mostly white with pinkish legs and a yellow bill with a red spot. It inhabits northern seas, but sometimes it winters as far south as Hawaii and the Mediterranean. The great black-backed gull (L. marinus), with a wingspread of 1.6…

gull: The great black-backed gull (L. marinus), with a wingspread of 1.6 metres (63 inches), is the largest gull. It occurs on the coasts of the North Atlantic.

Ukraine: Plant and animal life: …of the Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus). Also located on the Black Sea, the Danube Water Meadows Reserve protects the Danube River’s tidewater biota. Other reserves in Ukraine preserve segments of the forest-steppe woodland, the marshes and forests of the Polissya, and the mountains and rocky coast of Crimea.

gull: …the smallest gull is the little gull (L. minutus), a black-headed species of Europe and occasionally North America.

gull: The Pacific gull (L. pacificus) breeds in the region of Tasmania and southern Australia. The ring-billed gull (L. delawarensis) is common on inland lakes in North America and often gathers in large flocks to feed on plowed fields. The sooty gull (L. hemprichi) of the western…

gull: Bonaparte’s gull (L. philadelphia), of North America, has a black head and bill, a gray mantle, and pinkish to reddish legs. It builds a stick nest in trees and hunts for insects over ponds. In the winter it may plunge into the sea for fish.…

gull: Franklin’s gull (L. pipixcan) breeds in large colonies on inland marshes of North America and winters on the Pacific coast of South America.

charadriiform: Gulls (suborder Lari): …“hooded” gulls, exemplified by the black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) and laughing gull (L. atricilla), have a striking “swoop-and-soar” aggressive flight display, and a ground display (called the “forward”) wherein the neck is lowered, the head withdrawn and angled upward, and the wings held out from the body.

larva, stage in the development of many animals, occurring after birth or hatching and before the adult form is reached. These immature, active forms are structurally different from the adults and are adapted to a different environment. In some species the larva is free-living and the adult is an

hookworm: Development: …aberrant infection, “creeping eruption” or cutaneous larva migrans. This disease is characterized by serpiginous tunnels in the skin caused by migrations of larvae that are unable to penetrate the innermost layers.

larvacean, any member of a group of transparent tunicates belonging to the class Appendicularia (subphylum Tunicata, phylum Chordata) that live in the open sea. The larvacean’s tadpolelike body is made up of a trunk and tail and resembles the larval form of a sea squirt, a related form from the

larvacean, any member of a group of transparent tunicates belonging to the class Appendicularia (subphylum Tunicata, phylum Chordata) that live in the open sea. The larvacean’s tadpolelike body is made up of a trunk and tail and resembles the larval form of a sea squirt, a related form from the

Lemures, in Roman religion, wicked and fearsome spectres of the dead. Appearing in grotesque and terrifying forms, they were said to haunt their living relatives and cause them injury. To propitiate these ghosts and keep them from the household, ritual observances called Lemuria were held yearly on

larva, stage in the development of many animals, occurring after birth or hatching and before the adult form is reached. These immature, active forms are structurally different from the adults and are adapted to a different environment. In some species the larva is free-living and the adult is an

caddisfly: Life cycle: In some species the larvae form webs of debris for protection, while others form a funnel-like web between stones in running water to catch food. Some protect their bodies with cases, whereas others spin protective lairs or are free-living. They produce silk from glands on the lower lip (labium),…

larva, stage in the development of many animals, occurring after birth or hatching and before the adult form is reached. These immature, active forms are structurally different from the adults and are adapted to a different environment. In some species the larva is free-living and the adult is an

larva, stage in the development of many animals, occurring after birth or hatching and before the adult form is reached. These immature, active forms are structurally different from the adults and are adapted to a different environment. In some species the larva is free-living and the adult is an

Willi Hennig: …work in a monograph entitled Larvenformen der Dipteren (1952; “Dipterous Larvae”), which became the standard work on the subject. He later extended his studies on dipterans to include those species of the order found in New Zealand, which afforded him the opportunity to apply the principles of cladistic classification to…

laryngeal cancer, malignant disease of the larynx (voice box). The most common type of malignant tumor identified on the larynx is squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma occurs most often in men, particularly those between ages 55 and 65, and frequently arises from chronic irritation,

Anatolian languages: Phonological characteristics: …direct evidence for the “laryngeal” consonants reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European on purely internal grounds by linguist Ferdinand de Saussure in 1879. Study of the details of the development of these guttural (or pharyngeal) fricatives in Anatolian continues.

diphtheria: Types of diphtheria: Laryngeal diphtheria usually results from the spread of the infection downward from the nasopharynx to the larynx; the airway may become blocked and must be restored by inserting a tube or cutting an opening in the trachea (tracheotomy). Cutaneous diphtheria affects parts of the body…

childhood disease and disorder: Respiratory disorders: …the larynx (voice box) or epiglottis (the plate of cartilage that shuts off the entrance into the larynx during the process of swallowing), most often caused by viral infection; it is encountered in infants and small children. Inflammation and swelling of the vocal cords lead to respiratory obstruction, particularly in…

laryngeal hemiplegia, in horses, partial or complete paralysis of muscles controlling the vocal fold and other components of the larynx as a result of degeneration of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Laryngeal hemiplegia occurs in all breeds of horses, but mainly in large breeds, and it is probably

pharynx: The third region is the laryngeal pharynx, which begins at the epiglottis and leads down to the esophagus. Its function is to regulate the passage of air to the lungs and food to the esophagus.

Adam’s apple, in humans, visible V-shaped projection at the front of the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx (voice box). It becomes especially noticeable during puberty, particularly in males, as hormonal changes stimulate growth of the larynx. Although often associated with male

laryngectomy, surgical procedure to remove all or a portion of the larynx (voice box). The procedure most often is used to treat persons affected by cancer of the larynx when chemotherapy is unsuccessful. However, it may also be performed when gunshot wounds, severe fractures, or other trauma

laryngitis, inflammation of the larynx or voice box, caused by chemical or mechanical irritation or bacterial infection. Laryngitis is classified as simple, diphtheritic, tuberculous, or syphilitic laryngitis. Simple laryngitis is usually associated with the common cold or similar infections.

laryngology, a branch of medicine dealing with the larynx, nose, and pharynx. See

pepsin: gastroesophageal reflux disease and laryngopharyngeal reflux (or extraesophageal reflux). In the latter, pepsin and acid travel all the way up to the larynx, where they can cause damage to the laryngeal mucosa and produce symptoms ranging from hoarseness and chronic cough to laryngospasm (involuntary contraction of the vocal cords)…

nasopharyngolaryngoscopy: …including the sinus openings, the larynx, and the vocal cords. The type of endoscope used for this procedure is called a nasopharyngolaryngoscope. This instrument enables a more thorough examination to be performed than is possible with indirect visualization with a mirror.

speech: Studies of register differences: Modern laryngostroboscopes employ the oscillating light of a high-power fluorescent light source that is monitored by the laryngeal vibrations through a throat microphone. Such devices, when they flash on and off at just the right rate, make the vocal cord movements appear much slower than they…

larynx, a hollow, tubular structure connected to the top of the windpipe (trachea); air passes through the larynx on its way to the lungs. The larynx also produces vocal sounds and prevents the passage of food and other foreign particles into the lower respiratory tracts. The larynx is composed of

Arab League, regional organization of Arab states in the Middle East and parts of Africa, formed in Cairo on March 22, 1945, as an outgrowth of Pan-Arabism. The founding member states were Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Transjordan (now Jordan), Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Other members are Libya

Las Alpujarras, mountainous district spanning Granada and Almería provincias (provinces) in the Andalusia comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of southern Spain, stretching northward from the towns of Motril and Almería to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and forming a trough between the

Las Alpujarras, mountainous district spanning Granada and Almería provincias (provinces) in the Andalusia comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of southern Spain, stretching northward from the towns of Motril and Almería to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and forming a trough between the

Las Bela, district of Kalāt division, Balochistān province, Pakistan. A former princely state, it has an area of 7,048 sq mi (18,254 sq km) and is bounded north by Khuzdār district, east by the Kīrthar Range (separating it from Sind), south by the Arabian Sea, and west by the Hāla Range. An

Las Campanas Observatory (LCO), astronomical observatory established in 1969 in the Atacama desert of Chile at an altitude of 2,282 metres (7,487 feet). It is owned by the Carnegie Institution for Science, an American private research centre. The region is well known for its remarkably clear skies

Bartolomé de Las Casas was an early Spanish historian and Dominican missionary who was the first to expose the oppression of indigenous peoples by Europeans in the Americas and to call for the abolition of slavery there. His several works include Historia de las Indias (first printed in 1875). A

Central America: Appointment of Pedrarias: Cortés first sent Francisco de Las Casas to relieve the rebellious Olid but then marched to Honduras himself to reprimand Olid. Before he arrived, however, Las Casas and González had united against Olid and put him to death. Cortés’s difficult trip to Honduras thus turned out to be…

Emmanuel, count de las Cases was a French historian best known as the recorder of Napoleon’s last conversations on St. Helena. The publication of these conversations contributed greatly to the Napoleonic legend in Europe. An officer of the royal navy, Las Cases in 1790 emigrated from France to

pre-Columbian civilizations: The Maya in the Middle Formative: It was followed by Las Charcas, a Middle Formative culture known largely from the contents of bottle-shaped pits found dug into the subsoil on the western edge of the modern city. Extremely fine ceramics have been excavated from them, including red-on-white bowls with animal figures, effigy vessels, three-footed cups,…

Las Cruces, city, seat (1852) of Doña Ana county, southern New Mexico, U.S. It lies along the Rio Grande 38 miles (61 km) northwest of El Paso, Texas. It was founded in 1848 at the end of the Mexican-American War. There are many theories surrounding the naming of the town, but none of these legends

New Mexico State University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. It anchors the New Mexico State University system, which also includes two-year branches at Alamogordo, Las Cruces (Doña Ana Branch Community College), Carlsbad, and Grants. More than