16-letter words that end in a
- umbilical hernia — a hernia of the umbilicus.
- ungava peninsula — a peninsula in NW Ungava region, in N Quebec, in E Canada.
- verbal diarrhoea — a tendency to speak at excessive length
- vincent's angina — a disease characterized by ulceration of the mucosa of the tonsils, pharynx, and mouth, by the presence of abundant bacilli and spirochetes, and by the development of a membrane.
- voice of america — the division of the United States Information Agency that broadcasts daily programs of news and entertainment throughout the world. Abbreviation: VOA, V.O.A.
- white propaganda — propaganda that comes from the source it claims to come from
- woolly manzanita — a tree or shrub, Arctostaphylos tomentosa, of the heath family, common from British Columbia to California, having broad leaves, with the underside covered with white hairs, and white flowers.
- writ of subpoena — a legal document commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty
- yachting regatta — a sailing competition
- yellow poinciana — royal poinciana.