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10-letter words that end in a

  • banja luka — a city in NW Bosnia-Herzegovina, on the Vrbas River: scene of battles between the Austrians and Turks in 1527, 1688, and 1737; besieged by Serb forces (1992–95). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
  • bar kochba — Simeon. died 135 ad, Jewish leader who led an unsuccessful revolt against the Romans in Palestine
  • barasingha — Rucervus duvaucelii, the swamp deer.
  • barbarossa — the nickname of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I
  • barophobia — The fear of gravity or objects falling.
  • barotrauma — an injury caused by changes in atmospheric pressure, esp to the eardrums or lungs
  • barracoota — Alt form barracouta.
  • barracouta — a large predatory Pacific fish, Thyrsites atun, with a protruding lower jaw and strong teeth: family Gempylidae
  • barramunda — the edible Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, having paddle-like fins and a long body covered with large scales
  • basilicata — a region of S Italy, between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Gulf of Taranto. Capital: Potenza. Pop: 596 821 (2003 est). Area: 9985 sq km (3855 sq miles)
  • basophilia — an abnormal increase of basophil leucocytes in the blood
  • batophobia — The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down.
  • batticaloa — a seaport in E Sri Lanka.
  • beach flea — sand hopper
  • bellabella — a member of a branch of the Kwakiutl Indians inhabiting central coastal British Columbia.
  • bellacoola — a member of a riverine tribe of North American Indians inhabiting an area near the central coast of British Columbia.
  • belladonna — either of two alkaloid drugs, atropine or hyoscyamine, obtained from the leaves and roots of the deadly nightshade
  • bellinzona — a town in SE central Switzerland, capital of Ticino canton. Pop: 16 463 (2000)
  • belorussia — historical region in central Europe corresponding to present-day Belarus
  • berecyntia — Cybele.
  • bergamasca — a fast dance similar to the tarantella.
  • bering sea — a part of the N Pacific Ocean, between NE Siberia and Alaska. Area: about 2 275 000 sq km (878 000 sq miles)
  • bessarabia — a region in E Europe, mostly in Moldova and Ukraine: long disputed by the Turks and Russians; a province of Romania from 1918 until 1940. Area: about 44 300 sq km (17 100 sq miles)
  • biblioteca — a library.
  • big bertha — any of three large German guns of World War I used to bombard Paris
  • billbergia — any bromeliad of the tropical American genus Billbergia, having stiff leaves and flowers with showy, variously colored bracts.
  • bipinnaria — a free-swimming starfish larva
  • blackfella — an Aborigine or Black person
  • block lava — volcanic lava occurring as rough-surfaced jagged blocks
  • blue grama — any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
  • bone china — Bone china is a kind of thin china that contains powdered bone.
  • bossa nova — a dance similar to the samba, originating in Brazil
  • box camera — a simple box-shaped camera having an elementary lens, shutter, and viewfinder
  • brahmaloka — the highest part of Kamaloka, where refined souls exist in blissful contemplation of Brahma.
  • bratislava — the capital of Slovakia since 1918, a port on the River Danube; capital of Hungary (1541–1784) and seat of the Hungarian parliament until 1848. Pop: 428 672 (2001)
  • bridezilla — a woman whose behaviour in planning the details of her wedding is regarded as intolerable
  • brown alga — an alga of the class Phaeophyceae, usually brown owing to the presence of brown pigments in addition to the chlorophyll.
  • brugmansia — any of various solanaceous plants of the genus Brugmansia, native to tropical American regions and closely related to daturas, having sweetly scented flowers
  • brunfelsia — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
  • bruschetta — Bruschetta is a slice of toasted bread which is brushed with olive oil and usually covered with chopped tomatoes.
  • bubble tea — a cold drink, originally from Taiwan, of tea infused with fruit flavouring, shaken to produce bubbles, and served over tapioca pearls in a clear cup. It is usually drunk through a very wide straw
  • buddh gaya — a town in NE India, in Bihar: site of the sacred bo tree under which Gautama Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha; pilgrimage centre. Pop: 30 883 (2001)
  • cacciatora — A style of cooking in which meat is cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots, tomatoes, white wine and herbs; chasseur.
  • cacophobia — The fear of ugliness.
  • caipirinha — A Brazilian cocktail made with cachaca, lime or lemon juice, sugar, and crushed ice.
  • caipiroska — a cocktail drink containing vodka, lime juice, sugar, and crushed ice, based on the Caipirinha cocktail but with vodka replacing the Brazilian rum-like spirit Cachaça
  • california — a state on the W coast of the US: the third largest state in area and the largest in population; consists of a narrow, warm coastal plain rising to the Coast Range, deserts in the south, the fertile central valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, and the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in the east; major industries include the growing of citrus fruits and grapes, fishing, oil production, electronics, information technology, and films. Capital: Sacramento. Pop: 35 484 453 (2003 est). Area: 411 015 sq km (158 693 sq miles)
  • camorrista — a member of a camorra
  • campanella — Tommaso. 1568–1639, Italian philosopher and Dominican friar. During his imprisonment by the Spaniards (1599–1626) he wrote his celebrated utopian fantasy, La città del sole
  • candelabra — A candelabra is an ornamental holder for two or more candles.
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