8-letter words containing kha
- abkhazia — a disputed region of NW Georgia, between the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains: a subtropical region, with mountains rising over 3900 m (13 000 ft); Abkhazian separatists seized control of the region in 1993; Russia formally recognized it as an independent republic following the Russian-Georgian war of 2008, although Georgia still claims the region as part of its territory. Capital: Sukhumi. Pop: 220 600 (2006 est). Area: 8600 sq km (3320 sq miles)
- aga khan — the hereditary title of the head of the Ismaili sect of Muslims
- backhand — A backhand is a shot in tennis or squash, which you make with your arm across your body.
- backhaul — a return load of cargo; cargo which is carried by a vehicle on its return journey
- balkhash — Lakelarge lake in SE Kazakhstan, half saline & half freshwater, the halves separated by a sandbar: c. 6,500 sq mi (16,835 sq km)
- berakhah — a blessing or benediction, usually recited according to a traditional formula.
- bukharin — Nikolai Ivanovich (nikaˈlaj iˈvanəvitʃ). 1888–1938, Soviet Bolshevik leader: executed in one of Stalin's purges
- charkhas — Plural form of charkha.
- deckhand — A deckhand is a person who does the cleaning and other work on the deck of a ship.
- dockhand — a dockworker.
- gurkhali — the language of the Gurkhas, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family
- gymkhana — a field day held for equestrians, consisting of exhibitions of horsemanship and much pageantry.
- halakhah — (often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.
- icekhana — an auto-racing competition testing driving skills on a frozen lake.
- khadijah — 554–619 ad, the first wife of the Prophet Mohammed, regarded as the first convert to Islam
- khalasis — Plural form of khalasi.
- khalifah — Dated form of caliph.
- khambhat — Gulf of, a gulf of the Arabian Sea, on the NW coast of India.
- khamenei — Ayatollah Mohammed Ali, born 1939, chief Islamic leader of Iran since 1989.
- khamseen — Alternative spelling of khamsin.
- khanates — Plural form of khanate.
- khanjars — Plural form of khanjar.
- khansama — A male cook, who often also assumes the role of house steward.
- khartoum — a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- khaskovo — a city in S Bulgaria.
- khatanga — a river in N central Siberian Russia, flowing SE and N to the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea. 715 miles (1150 km) long.
- lockhart — John Gibson, 1794–1854, Scottish biographer and novelist.
- rinkhals — ringhals.
- sakhalin — an island of the Russian Federation in the Sea of Okhotsk, N of Japan: formerly (1905-45) divided between the Soviet Union and Japan. 29,100 sq. mi. (75,369 sq. km).
- sakharov — Andrei (Dmitrievich) [ahn-drey di-mee-tree-uh-vich;; Russian uhn-dryey dmyee-tryi-yi-vyich] /ˈɑn dreɪ dɪˈmi tri ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌnˈdryeɪ ˈdmyi tryɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1921–1989, Russian nuclear physicist and human-rights advocate: Nobel Peace Prize 1975.
- shadkhan — a person who arranges Jewish marriages; matchmaker.
- topkhana — a building where artillery, ammunition, etc., are made, repaired, and stored.
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