8-letter words containing n, a, j
- junagadh — a town in India, in Gujarat: noted for its Buddhist caves and temples. Pop: 168 686 (2001)
- jungfrau — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. 13,668 feet (4166 meters).
- junk art — sculptural assemblage constructed from discarded materials, as glass, scrap metal, plastic, and wood.
- junk dna — DNA that consists of repeated sequences of nucleotide and has no apparent function
- junkhead — (slang) a junkie, drug addict.
- junkheap — A collection or pile of unwanted things.
- junkyard — a yard for the collection, storage, and resale of junk.
- juration — an act of taking or administering an oath.
- khanjars — Plural form of khanjar.
- kinkajou — a brownish, arboreal mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, having a prehensile tail, related to the raccoon and coati.
- knifejaw — Any of the family Oplegnathidae of perciform marine fish.
- mah jong — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- mahjongg — Alternative spelling of mahjong.
- majorcan — a native or inhabitant of Majorca
- majoring — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- man jack — a single individual (in the phrases every man jack, no man jack)
- manjusri — a Bodhisattva personifying wisdom.
- minijack — A small jack (electrical connector).
- muntjacs — Plural form of muntjac.
- naartjie — (South Africa) Citrus reticulata, (mandarin, satsuma, tangerine); a soft, loose-skinned tangerine.
- nartjies — Plural form of nartjie.
- ndjamena — Lake, a lake in Africa at the junction of four countries: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. 5000 to 10,000 sq. mi. (13,000 to 26,000 sq. km) (seasonal variation).
- nightjar — a nocturnal European bird, Caprimulgus europaeus, of the family Caprimulgidae, having a short bill and a wide mouth and feeding on insects captured in the air.
- nonjaded — Not jaded; fresh.
- nonmajor — not related to or counting towards a specialist subject or course
- obasanjo — Olusegun (ɒlʊˈseɪɡən). born 1937, Nigerian politician and general; head of the military government (1976–79); president (1999–2007)
- on a jar — (of a door) slightly open; ajar
- ondaatje — Michael. born 1943, Sri Lankan-born Canadian writer: his works include the poetry collection There's a Trick with a Knife I'm Learning to Do (1979), the Booker-prizewinning novel The English Patient (1992, filmed 1997), Anil's Ghost (2000), and Divisadero (2007)
- open-jaw — relating to a ticket that allows a traveller to arrive in one place and depart from another
- popinjay — a person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter; coxcomb; fop.
- ramanuja — 1017–1134, Indian leader of the Shri-Vaishnavite sect.
- rijndael — Advanced Encryption Standard
- san josé — a republic in Central America, between Panama and Nicaragua. 19,238 sq. mi. (49,825 sq. km). Capital: San José.
- san juan — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
- serjeant — a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- sjælland — Zealand
- sobranje — the national assembly of Bulgaria, consisting of a single chamber of elected deputies.
- st.-jean — Lac [lak] /lak/ (Show IPA) a lake in S central Quebec, Canada, NNW of Quebec City, drained by the Saguenay River. 387 sq. mi. (1003 sq. km).
- tjanting — a pen-like tool used in batik for applying melted wax to fabric in order to draw pictures and patterns
- un-jaded — dulled or satiated by overindulgence: a jaded appetite.
- underjaw — the lower jaw
- xinjiang — autonomous region of NW China, between Tibet & Kazakhstan: 635,832 sq mi (1,646,799 sq km); pop. 15,370,000; cap. Ürümqi
- zhejiang — a province in E China, on the East China Sea. 39,768 sq. mi. (102,999 sq. km). Capital: Hangzhou.