9-letter words that end in ia
- polynesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising those island groups in the Pacific lying E of Melanesia and Micronesia and extending from the Hawaiian Islands S to New Zealand.
- pomerania — a former province of NE Germany, now mostly in NW Poland.
- porphyria — a defect of blood pigment metabolism in which porphyrins are produced in excess, are present in the blood, and are found in the urine.
- praeludia — musical preludes
- primordia — the first recognizable, histologically differentiated stage in the development of an organ.
- principia — a principle.
- procambia — plant part in stem and root
- puerperia — periods of around six weeks following childbirths when uteruses return to their normal size and shape
- pulqueria — a tavern selling pulque.
- pyromania — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- quadrivia — Plural form of quadrivium.
- querencia — (bullfighting) The area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand. (from 1930s).
- rabirubia — yellowtail (def 2).
- rafflesia — any stemless, leafless, parasitic plant of the genus Rafflesia, of the Malay Peninsula and Republic of Indonesia, characterized by apetalous flowers, measuring 3 in.–3 feet (8 cm–90 cm) in diameter, that exude a putrid odor: now greatly reduced in number.
- rancheria — a family household unit or settlement.
- rauwolfia — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rauwolfia, as R. serpentina, of India.
- rhathymia — carefree behavior; light-heartedness.
- rodgersia — a type of flowering plant which grows in shady and moist conditions
- rudbeckia — any composite plant of the genus Rudbeckia, having alternate leaves and showy flower heads.
- ruritania — a mythical, romantic kingdom conceived as the setting for a fairy tale, costume drama, comic operetta, or the like.
- sacralgia — a pain in the sacrum
- salambria — a river in N Greece, in Thessaly, flowing E to the Gulf of Salonika. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- sanatoria — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanitaria — an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence; health resort.
- sapraemia — blood poisoning caused by toxins of putrefactive bacteria
- sententia — an aphorism; maxim.
- sicklemia — the usually asymptomatic hereditary condition that occurs when a person inherits from only one parent the abnormal hemoglobin gene characteristic of sickle cell anemia.
- sinningia — any of various tropical American plants belonging to the genus Sinningia, of the gesneria family, including the gloxinia and other species cultivated as houseplants for their variously colored flowers.
- sitomania — abnormal craving for food.
- snowdonia — a massif in NW Wales, in Gwynedd, the highest peak being Snowdon
- souvlakia — a dish similar to shish kebab made with lamb.
- spanaemia — a lack of red corpuscles in blood
- spermaria — spermaries
- spermatia — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- sponsalia — marriage; espousals
- sporangia — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- sprekelia — a bulbous plant, Sprekelia formosissima, from Mexico and Guatemala, related to hippeastrum and grown for its striking crimson or white pendent flowers, in the form of a cross: family Amaryllidaceae
- st. lucia — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- sterculia — any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- strychnia — Pharmacology. a colorless, crystalline poison, C 2 1 H 2 2 N 2 O 2 , obtained chiefly by extraction from the seeds of nux vomica, formerly used as a central nervous system stimulant.
- symphonia — any of various medieval musical instruments, as the hurdy-gurdy.
- synaxaria — a summary of the life of a saint or of the particulars of a feast, read at the orthros.
- tarsalgia — pain in the tarsus
- tepidaria — in Ancient Rome, the warm rooms of the baths
- the mafia — an international secret organization founded in Sicily, probably in opposition to tyranny. It developed into a criminal organization and in the late 19th century was carried to the US by Italian immigrants
- the media — all the means of communication, as newspapers, radio, and TV, that provide the public with news, entertainment, etc., usually along with advertising
- theodosia — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “god-given.”.
- theomania — a delusional mental illness in which a person believes himself or herself to be God or specially chosen by God, as to found a religious order.
- thessalía — Thessaly
- thuringia — a state in central Germany. 5985 sq. mi. (15,550 sq. km) Capital: Erfurt.