11-letter words that end in a
- christiania — Christie1
- chrysocolla — a mineral that is a silicate of copper and occurs in shades of blue or green and is reputed to have calming properties
- chukchi sea — part of the Arctic Ocean, north of the Bering Strait between Asia and North America
- chula vista — city in SW Calif.: suburb of San Diego: pop. 174,000
- cine camera — a camera in which a strip of film moves past the lens, usually to give 16 or 24 exposures per second, thus enabling moving pictures to be taken
- ciscaucasia — the part of Caucasia north of the Caucasus Mountains
- classic-ada — (language) An object-oriented extension to Ada, said to be like Smalltalk. It is implemented as an Ada preprocessor.
- cleptomania — kleptomania
- cluj-napoca — city in Transylvania, NW Romania: pop. 322,000
- coenenchyma — gelatinous material uniting the polyps of an anthozoan colony
- collectanea — a collection of excerpts from one or more authors; miscellany; anthology
- collenchyma — a strengthening and supporting tissue in plants, consisting of elongated living cells whose walls are thickened with cellulose and pectins
- comic opera — a play largely set to music, employing comic effects or situations
- comic-opera — comically vainglorious; having farcically self-important aspects: a comic-opera army, proud in its ceremonial splendor but inept on the battlefield.
- condylomata — a wartlike growth on the skin, usually in the region of the anus or genitals.
- conjunctiva — the delicate mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the undersurface of the eyelid
- contradanza — A popular Cuban dance music genre of the 19th century, or a work composed in this genre.
- contrayerva — the root of any of several tropical American moraceous plants of the genus Dorstenia, esp D. contrayerva, used as a stimulant and tonic
- coprolagnia — sexual arousal that is produced by the thought or sight of feces.
- coprophagia — feeding on dung, as certain beetles.
- coprophilia — an abnormal interest in faeces and their evacuation
- coprophobia — an abnormal fear of feces.
- copropraxia — An involuntary impulse to make obscene gestures.
- cosa nostra — the branch of the Mafia that operates in the US
- costa brava — a coastal region of NE Spain along the Mediterranean, extending from Barcelona to the French border: many resorts
- counterplea — a reply to a plea
- crab nebula — the expanding remnant of the supernova observed in 1054 ad, lying in the constellation Taurus at an approximate distance of 6500 light years
- creepypasta — (Internet slang) Frightening urban legends and short stories circulated on the Internet.
- crowder pea — any variety of cowpea bearing pods with closely spaced seeds.
- crux ansata — the ankh, an ancient Egyptian symbol
- cryptomeria — a coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of China and Japan, with curved needle-like leaves and small round cones: family Taxodiaceae
- crystal tea — a bog shrub, Ledum palustre, of the heath family, found from the North Temperate Zone to the Arctic Circle, having leaves that are rust-colored and hairy beneath with rolled margins, and dense clusters of white flowers.
- cyberphobia — an irrational fear of computers
- cyclopaedia — (archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
- cycloplegia — paralysis of the muscles that adjust the shape of the lens of the eye, resulting in loss of ability to focus
- cyclothymia — a condition characterized by periodical swings of mood between excitement and depression, activity and inactivity
- cystadenoma — Hidrocystoma.
- czestochowa — an industrial city in S Poland, on the River Warta: pilgrimage centre. Pop: 293 000 (2005 est)
- dacryorrhea — excessive flow of tears.
- dance drama — drama performed through dance movements, frequently with dialogue.
- dark nebula — a type of nebula that is observed by its blocking of radiation from other sources
- de la renta — Oscar, 1932–2014, U.S. fashion designer, born in the Dominican Republic.
- definientia — Plural form of definiens.
- demonomania — a type of psychosis in which the sufferer believes that he or she is possessed by demons
- dexiocardia — dextrocardia.
- dharmashala — (in South Asia) a building devoted to religious or charitable purposes, especially a rest house for travelers.
- dhu el-qada — Islam. the eleventh month of the Muslim calendar.
- differentia — the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
- dining area — room or hall in which meals are served
- diphthongia — diplophonia.