10-letter words that end in a
- ingushetia — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation, in the N Caucasus. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Magas.
- inland sea — a sea in SW Japan, enclosed by the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. 240 miles (385 km) long.
- input data — information entered into a computer
- insulinoma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- inter alia — among other things.
- intermedia — using or involving several media, as dance, slides, electronic music, film, and painting, simultaneously; multimedia.
- ionian sea — an arm of the Mediterranean between S Italy, E Sicily, and Greece.
- iphianassa — (in the Iliad) a daughter of Agamemnon, offered to Achilles as a wife if he would return to battle against the Trojans.
- irian jaya — the W part of the island of New Guinea, formerly a Dutch territory: a province of Indonesia since 1963. About 159,000 sq. mi. (411,810 sq. km). Capital: Jayapura.
- jaboticaba — an evergreen tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, of the Myrtle family, native to southern Brazil, bearing on the trunk small clusters of edible, grapelike fruit.
- jamahiriya — an Arab socialist state
- jayawijaya — a range in E central Irian Jaya, on New Guinea. Highest peak, Trikora, 15,584 feet (4750 meters).
- jebel musa — a mountain in NW Morocco, opposite Gibraltar: one of the Pillars of Hercules. 2775 feet (846 meters).
- jinricksha — Alternative spelling of jinriksha.
- jinrikisha — a small, two-wheeled, cartlike passenger vehicle with a fold-down top, pulled by one person, formerly used widely in Japan and China.
- jnana yoga — a type of yoga based on pure spiritual understanding
- jogjakarta — a city in central Java, in S Indonesia.
- jokjakarta — Jogjakarta.
- juantorena — Alberto (alˈβɛrto). born 1951, Cuban runner: won the 400 metres and the 800 metres in the 1976 Olympic Games
- jugoslavia — formerly, a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006. 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- kabaragoya — The water monitor, Varanus salvator, a large lizard of Southeast Asia.
- kama sutra — a Hindu religious treatise written c. a.d. 400, that deals with pleasure, love, and sexuality
- kamehameha — ("the Great") 1737?–1819, king of the Hawaiian Islands 1810–19.
- karlskrona — a port in S Sweden: Sweden's main naval base since 1680. Pop: 61 097 (2004 est)
- karttikeya — the Hindu god of bravery.
- kefallinia — Cephalonia
- kenophobia — an abnormal fear of empty spaces
- keratalgia — pain in the cornea.
- ketonaemia — an excess of ketone bodies in the blood
- king cobra — a cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, that grows to a length of more than 15 feet (5 meters): the largest of the venomous snakes.
- kitambilla — a shrub or small tree, Dovyalis hebecarpa, of India and Sri Lanka, having velvety, maroon-purple fruit.
- kitembilla — a shrub or small tree, Dovyalis hebecarpa, of India and Sri Lanka, having velvety, maroon-purple fruit.
- klebsiella — any of several rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Klebsiella, certain species of which, as K. pneumoniae, are found in the respiratory, intestinal, and genitourinary tracts of humans and animals and are sometimes pathogenic.
- koobi fora — an archaeological locality on the northeastern side of Lake Rudolf, in northern Kenya, yielding important early hominid fossils and some of the oldest hominid areas with stone tools, bone food waste, and possible evidence of fire use, dating from one to two million years ago.
- kookaburra — an Australian kingfisher, Dacelo gigas, having a loud, harsh cry that resembles laughter.
- koulibiaca — A Russian dish of salmon, rice etc. cooked in puff pastry.
- krita yuga — Satya Yuga.
- kumbh mela — a Hindu festival held once every twelve years in one of four sacred sites, where bathing for purification from sin is considered especially efficacious
- kurdaitcha — (Australia) An aboriginal evil spirit; a sorcerer.
- kurunegala — a city in W central Sri Lanka.
- la guardia — Fiorello H(enry) [fee-uh-rel-oh] /ˌfi əˈrɛl oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1947, U.S. lawyer, political reformer, and government administrator: mayor of New York City 1933–45.
- lackawanna — a city in W New York, on Lake Erie, near Buffalo.
- lactosuria — the presence of lactose in the urine
- lake garda — a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in the country. Area: 370 sq km (143 sq miles)
- lake nyasa — a lake in central Africa at the S end of the Great Rift Valley: the third largest lake in Africa, drained by the Shire River into the Zambezi. Area: about 28 500 sq km (11 000 sq miles)
- lake urmia — a shallow lake in NW Iran, at an altitude of 1300 m (4250 ft): the largest lake in Iran, varying in area from 4000–6000 sq km (1500–2300 sq miles) between autumn and spring
- lake volta — an artificial lake in Ghana, extending 408 km (250 miles) upstream from the Volta River Dam on the Volta River: completed in 1966. Area: 8482 sq km (3275 sq miles)
- lalochezia — (rare) The use of vulgar or foul language to relieve stress or pain.
- laloplegia — paralysis of the speech organs in which the tongue is not affected.
- laptev sea — an arm of the Arctic Ocean N of the Russian Federation in Asia, between Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands.