6-letter words containing n, u, a
- kaunas — a city in S central Lithuania.
- kaunda — Kenneth (David) born 1924, Zambian political leader: first president 1964–91.
- khulna — a city in S Bangladesh, on the delta of the Ganges.
- kiruna — a city in N Sweden: important iron-mining center.
- koruna — an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
- koulan — A subspecies of onager (Equus hemionus), Equus hemionus kulan.
- kuhnau — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1660–1722, German clavier composer, organist, and author.
- kunkar — a type of coarse limestone found in India
- kunsan — a seaport in W South Korea.
- kurgan — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains.
- kutani — Japanese porcelain made in Kaga province in the late 17th century, often with both underglaze and overglaze enamel decoration; imitated in the 19th century.
- labuan — an island off the W coast of Sabah: part of Sabah state, E Malaysia: a free port. 35 sq. mi. (90.65 sq. km).
- lacuna — a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- lacune — a gap or space
- laguna — a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
- lagune — lagoon (def 2).
- landau — Lev Davidovich [lyef duh-vye-duh-vyich] /ˈlyɛf dʌˈvyɛ də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1908–68, Russian scientist: Nobel Prize in Physics 1962.
- landus — Lando.
- langue — the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- langur — any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Presbytis, of Asia, feeding on leaves, fruits, and seeds: several species are threatened or endangered.
- lanugo — a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- lasdun — Sir Denys. 1914–2001, British architect. He is best known for the University of East Anglia (1968) and the National Theatre in London (1976)
- launce — sand lance.
- launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- lauren — a female given name.
- laurin — (chemistry) A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.
- lauzon — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, across from Quebec City on the St. Lawrence.
- lengua — a member of a group of Indian peoples living in the Gran Chaco area of Paraguay.
- lingua — the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- luanda — a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Capital: Luanda.
- luanne — a female given name.
- lucian — a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- lucina — a title or name given to Juno as goddess of childbirth
- lugano — a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Lugano: a financial centre and tourist resort. Pop: 26 560 (2000)
- lumina — Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- luna 9 — the Soviet lunar space-probe which made the first soft landing on the moon (1966)
- lunacy — insanity; mental disorder.
- lunary — (obsolete) lunar.
- lunate — Also, lunated. being in the shape of a crescent; crescent-shaped.
- lungan — longan.
- lunula — something shaped like a narrow crescent, as the small, pale area at the base of the fingernail.
- lurdan — a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow.
- luwian — an extinct ancient Anatolian language written in cuneiform.
- luxian — former name of Luzhou.
- ma'mun — (abu-al-'Abbās 'Abdullāh) a.d. 786–833, caliph of Baghdad 813–833 (son of Harun al-Rashid).
- macoun — a juicy, late-ripening variety of apple that originated in Canada.
- madiun — a city on E central Java, in Indonesia.
- magnum — a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
- magnus — the Great Year: a cycle of years, usually a thousand, that begins with a Golden Age, steadily deteriorates, and ends with a universal catastrophe, either a fire or a flood.
- man up — an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.