Los Angeles vs L.A.

Los Angeles and L.A. both are nouns.

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

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

Los Angeles and L.A.: 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 Los Angeles include City of the Angels.

Los Angeles (noun)	L.A. (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