L.A. vs Los Angeles

L.A. and Los Angeles both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
L.A.	Yes	No	No	No
Los Angeles	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, L.A. and Los Angeles are synonyms defined as:

L.A. and Los Angeles: a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States

Other synonyms of L.A. include City of the Angels.

L.A. (noun)	Los Angeles (noun)
a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States	a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States