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Laura may refer to:
Places
Australia
- Laura, Queensland, a town
- Laura, South Australia
- Laura River (Queensland)
- Laura River (Western Australia)
Canada
Italy
- Laura (Capaccio), a village of the municipality of Capaccio, Campania
Marshall Islands
- Laura, Marshall Islands, an island town in the Majuro Atoll of the Marshall Islands
Poland
- Laura, Silesian Voivodeship, a village in the administrative district of Gmina Toszek, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland
Ukraine; Romania
United States
- Laura, Illinois
- Laura, Indiana
- Laura, Kentucky, a city
- Laura, Ohio, a small village
People
- Laura (given name)
- Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cnockaert
Arts, media, and entertainment
Arts
- Laura (Giorgione), a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Giorgione
Films
- Laura (1944 film), an American film noir directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney
- Laura (1979 film), a French romantic drama film written and directed by photographer David Hamilton
- Laura (1987 film) (Laura Laura, del cielo llega la noche), a Spanish film
Literature
- Laura (novel), detective novel by Vera Caspary
- Laura, muse of Petrarch's poetry
- Laura: A Novel You Will Never Forget, a novel by Irish Minister for Justice Alan Shatter
Music
Bands
- Laura (band), an Australian post-rock band
- Oh Laura, a Swedish indie band formerly known as Laura
Albums
- Laura (Laura Pausini album), 1994
- Laura (Menudo album), 1978
- Laura, a 2004 album by Troy Gregory
Songs
- "Laura" (1945 song), a song by David Raksin and Johnny Mercer adapted from the 1944 film's theme
- "Laura" (Bat for Lashes song)
- "Laura" (Scissor Sisters song), 2003
- "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)", a 1976 song by Kenny Rogers
- "Laura non c'è", a song by the Italian singer Nek in 1997
- "Laura", a 1987 song by Fields of the Nephilim
- "Laura", a song by the Celtic-Punk band Flogging Molly
- "Laura", a song by indie rock group Girls
- "Laura", a 1986 song composed by Jean-Jacques Goldman
- "Laura", a song by Nick Heyward from Haircut 100 in 1985
- "Laura", a song performed by Billy Joel on his album The Nylon Curtain
- "Laura", a song by the British shoegazing band Lush
- "Laura", a song by the tejano band Mazz
- "Laura", a song by Jimmy Nail in 1992
- "Laura," a parody of the 1945 song performed by Spike Jones and His Other Orchestra
Television
- Laura (TV series), also known as Laura en América, Laura sin censura, Laura en acción, and
- Laura de todos, a TV program hosted by Laura Bozzo
- "Laura", an episode of the television show Magnum, P.I., guest starring Frank Sinatra
Transportation
- Aichi E11A Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat code-named "Laura" by the allies
- Škoda Laura, a small family car
- SS Laura, a number of steamships with this name
Other
- Laura (clothing retailer), a chain of Canadian women's fashions
- 467 Laura, an asteroid
- Laura or Lavra (Greek: Λαύρα, Cyrillic: Лавра), a cluster of cells or caves used by hermits
- Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex, venue for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
See also
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