14-letter words containing ia
- riparian right — a right, as fishing or use of water for irrigation or power, enjoyed by a person who owns riparian property.
- rodrigo borgia — Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- roger williams — Ben Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1889–1953, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rosicrucianism — the practices or principles of Rosicrucians.
- royal canadian — in the service of the Canadian federal government and the British monarch: Royal Canadian Air Force; Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- royal marriage — a meld of the king and queen of trumps, as in pinochle. Compare marriage (def 9).
- russia leather — a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia.
- russian church — the autocephalous Eastern Church in Russia: the branch of the Orthodox Church that constituted the established church in Russia until 1917.
- russian empire — Russia (def 1).
- sabermetrician — (used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
- sacramentarian — a person who maintains that the Eucharistic elements have only symbolic significance and are not corporeal manifestations of Christ.
- saint matthias — the disciple chosen by lot to replace Judas as one of the 12 apostles (Acts 1:15–26). Feast day: May 14 or Aug 9
- sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
- scsi initiator — (hardware) A device that begins a SCSI transaction by issuing a command to another device (the SCSI target), giving it a task to perform. Typically a SCSI host adapter is the initiator but targets may also become initiators.
- self-diagnosis — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- self-initiated — initiated or begun by oneself.
- self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- semi-socialism — a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
- semiautonomous — partially self-governing, especially with reference to internal affairs.
- semicentennial — of or relating to a fiftieth anniversary.
- semicommercial — of, relating to, or characterized by limited marketing of an experimental product
- semiofficially — in a semiofficial manner
- semivegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
- septuagenarian — of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old.
- serbo-croatian — a Slavic language spoken in Serbia and Croatia, usually written with Cyrillic letters in Serbia but with Roman letters in Croatia.
- serial killing — multiple killings or murders carried out by the same person or persons
- serial line ip — (SLIP) Serial Line Internet Protocol.
- sesquipedalian — given to using long words.
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- siberian husky — one of a Siberian breed of medium-size dogs having a thick, soft coat, raised originally as sled dogs.
- sleeping giant — If you refer to someone or something as a sleeping giant, you mean that they are powerful but they have not yet shown the full extent of their power.
- social capital — the interpersonal relationships, institutions, and other social assets of a society or group that can be used to gain advantage: the impact of social capital on productivity and economic well-being; the ways in which women accumulate social capital.
- social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
- social charter — a declaration of the rights, minimum wages, maximum hours, etc, of workers in the European Union, later adopted in the Social Chapter
- social climber — a person who attempts to gain admission into a group with a higher social standing.
- social control — Sociology. the enforcement of conformity by society upon its members, either by law or by social pressure.
- social dancing — dancing performed by couples or by groups, usually as a form of recreation.
- social disease — a venereal disease.
- social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- social evening — a social gathering for the purpose of promoting companionship, communal activities, etc
- social history — a view of historical events seen in terms of social trends
- social housing — Social housing is housing which is provided for rent or sale at a fairly low cost by housing associations and local councils.
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- social process — the means by which culture and social organization change or are preserved.
- social realism — a style of painting, especially of the 1930s in the U.S., in which the scenes depicted typically convey a message of social or political protest edged with satire.
- social science — the study of society and social behavior.
- social service — organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel.
- social sharing — the activity of sharing photos, videos, links, etc., on a social-media website, within an interactive application, or through other online channels.
- social statics — the study of social systems as they exist at a given time.