Lai or LAI may refer to:

Abbreviations

Austrian Latin America Institute The Austrian Latin America Institute (''Österreichisches Lateinamerika-Institut'', LAI) is an interdisciplinary orientated organisation, aiming at intensifying dialogue and exchange between Austria and Latin America. It was founded as an associati ...

(Österreichisches Lateinamerika-Institut) * ''

Latin American Idol ''Latin American Idol'' was the Hispanic American edition of the popular British franchise of '' Idols'', well known for its American version ''American Idol''. The show aimed to discover the pop idol of the Hispanic American region. The show w ...

'', TV series * La Trobe Institute, Melbourne, Australia *

Leaf area index Leaf area index (LAI) is a dimensionless quantity that characterizes plant Canopy (forest), canopies. It is defined as the one-sided green leaf area per unit ground surface area (''LAI = leaf area / ground area, m2 / m2'') in Broad-leaved tree, bro ...

, leaf area of a crop or vegetation per unit ground area *

League against Imperialism The League Against Imperialism and Colonial Oppression (; ) was a transnational anti-imperialist organisation in the interwar period. It has also been referred to as the League of Oppressed People, and the World Anti-Imperialist League, or simp ...

, transnational anti-imperialist organization in the interwar period * Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico * Location Area Identity

Transport

* Laindon railway station, Essex, England (National Rail station code LAI) * Lannion – Côte de Granit Airport, Brittany, France (IATA airport code LAI)

Places

Lai (state) Lai (), also known as Laiyi (), was an ancient Dongyi state located in what is now eastern Shandong Province, recorded in the '' Book of Xia''. Tang Shanchun () believes ''lái'' means "mountain" in the Old Yue language, while thYue Jue Shu() s ...

(萊), 6th-century BC state in present-day Shandong, China * Bolyu language, also known as Lai *

Laï Laï () is a city in Chad. It lies on the Logone River and is the capital of the regions of Chad, region of Tandjilé Region, Tandjilé. The town is served by Laï Airport. History This city is notable for the Battle of Lai during World War I; ...

, city in Chad * Lai, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran * Lai, village in

Lum Choar Lum Choar () is a commune in Ou Ya Dav District, Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailan ...

, Cambodia * ''Lai'', Romansch name for

Lenzerheide Lenzerheide ( Romansh: ''Lai'') is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn. The village lies in the municipality Vaz/Obervaz in the district of Albula, sub-district Alvaschein. Th ...

, a village in Switzerland

Surname

Lai (surname) Lai () is a common Chinese surname that is pronounced similarly in both Mandarin and Hakka dialects. The meaning of the character used in the Lai (賴) surname is "depend on; trust in; rely on". It is also a Hokkien (Southern Fujian)/ Minn ...

賴, 黎丶Chinese surname *

Lí (surname 黎) Lí () is a Chinese surname. It mostly appears in Central China, Central and South China (including Hong Kong and Macau, Macao) where it is transliterated as Lai or Lei (from Cantonese). It is around the 81st most common in Mainland China. In ...

, Lai in Cantonese *

Francis Lai Francis Albert Lai (; 26 April 19327 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores. He won the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film '' Love Story''. The ...

(1932–2018), French composer *

Maria Lai Maria Lai (27 September 1919 – 16 April 2013) was an Italian artist from the island of Sardinia. Early life and education She was born in Ulassai, Nuoro, Sardinia, on 27 September 1919. She studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di V ...

(1919-2013), Italian artist *

Valentino Lai Valentino Lai (born 3 February 1984) is a former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Italy, Lai represented Sweden internationally. Club career Born in Cagliari, Italy, Lai started his career playing for Swedish club FBK Balkan at ...

(born 1984), Swedish football player

Science and medicine

* Long-acting injectable, a type of drug form

Other

Battle of Lai The Battle of Laï began on 21 August 1914 in Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sud ...

, during World War I *

Lai people The Lai people (also referred to as the Pawi people in India) primarily inhabit the southern part of the Chin Hills in Myanmar’s Chin State, particularly in the townships of Falam, Thantlang, and Hakha. In India, they are also found in the ...

, ethnic group of Mizoram, North East India *

Lai languages The Lai languages or Pawih/Pawi languages are various Central Kuki-Chin-Mizo languages spoken by the Lai people or Pawi. They include “ Laiṭong” ( Falam-Chin) spoken in Falam district, ''Laiholh'' ( Hakha-Chin) spoken around the Haka (Hak ...