14-letter words that end in a
- santa catalina — an island off the SW coast of California, opposite Long Beach: resort. 132 sq. mi. (342 sq. km).
- santa catarina — a state in S Brazil. 36,856 sq. mi. (95,455 sq. km). Capital: Florianópolis.
- sarcocarcinoma — carcinosarcoma.
- sat-cit-ananda — reality, seen through the discovery of Brahman as sat or ultimate being, cit or pure consciousness, and ananda or perfect bliss.
- sea of marmara — a deep inland sea in NW Turkey, linked with the Black Sea by the Bosporus and with the Aegean by the Dardanelles: separates Turkey in Europe from Turkey in Asia. Area: 11 471 sq km (4429 sq miles)
- shakespeareana — collected writings or items relating to Shakespeare
- shankaracharya — a.d. 789?–821? Hindu Vedantist philosopher and teacher.
- sharptail mola — a fish, Masturus lanceolatus, related to the ocean sunfish but having a pointed tail.
- shopping plaza — a complex of stores, banks, movie theaters, etc.; shopping center.
- siraj-ud-daula — 1728?–57, nawab of Bengal 1756–57.
- sivananda yoga — a gentle form of yoga which concentrates on breathing control, stretching, and silent meditation
- south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
- south pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- southeast asia — the countries and land area of Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
- spanish armada — Armada (def 1).
- spanish guinea — a republic in W equatorial Africa, comprising the mainland province of Río Muni and the island province of Bioko: formerly a Spanish colony. 10,824 sq. mi. (28,034 sq. km). Capital: Malabo.
- spanish sahara — former name of Western Sahara.
- spermatorrhoea — abnormally frequent and involuntary nonorgasmic emission of semen.
- spitting cobra — any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.
- stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
- stony tunguska — one of three rivers in Russia, in central Siberia, that is a tributary of the Yenisei and is 1550 km (960 miles) long
- sugar snap pea — snap pea.
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- tangata whenua — the indigenous Māori people of a particular area of New Zealand or of the country as a whole
- technical area — the area at the side of the pitch to which managers, trainers, coaches, etc are restricted during play
- tell el amarna — a group of ruins and rock tombs in Upper Egypt, on the Nile below Asyut: site of the capital of Amenhotep IV, built about 1375 bc; excavated from 1891 onwards
- that's an idea — that is worth considering
- the kama sutra — an ancient Hindu text on erotic pleasure and other topics
- thermaesthesia — ability to perceive or sense cold or heat; sensitiveness to heat.
- toga praetexta — (in ancient Rome) a toga with a broad purple border worn by certain magistrates and priests and by boys until they assumed the toga virilis
- transdniestria — Transnistria
- trichobacteria — filamentous bacteria
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- tyrrhenian sea — a part of the Mediterranean, bounded by W Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily.
- union of burma — former official name of Burma.
- upper tunguska — any of three tributaries of the Yenisei River in the central Russian Federation in Asia: the (Lower Tunguska) 2000 miles (3220 km) long; the (Upper Tunguska) or the lower course of the Angara, 1151 miles (1855 km) long; and the (Stony Tunguska) about 975 miles (1570 km) long.
- velasco ibarra — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1979, Ecuadorean political leader: president 1934–35, 1944–47, 1952–56, 1960–61, 1968–72.
- vena contracta — any of the locations in a jet of fluid emerging from an orifice where the cross section of the jet is at a minimum, especially the location of minimum cross section nearest the orifice.
- venezia giulia — a former region of NE Italy, at the N end of the Adriatic: now mainly in Croatia and Slovenia. The larger part, including the area surrounding the Free Territory of Trieste, was ceded to Yugoslavia 1947; the part remaining in Italy merged with Udine to form Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
- vernix caseosa — the fatty matter, consisting chiefly of dead epidermal cells and sebaceous secretions, covering the skin of a fetus and newborn.
- viola da gamba — an old musical instrument of the viol family, held on or between the knees: superseded by the modern violoncello; bass viol.
- western sahara — a region in NW Africa on the Atlantic coast, bounded by Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania: a former Spanish province comprising Río de Oro and Saguia el Hamra 1884–1976; divided between Morocco and Mauritania 1976; claimed entirely by Morocco 1979, but still under dispute. About 102,700 sq. mi. (266,000 sq. km).
- white mariposa — a Mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus, having white or pale lilac flowers.
- wild hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea arborescens, of the saxifrage family, common throughout the eastern half of the U.S., having egg-shaped leaves and a rounded cluster of white flowers.
- yellowfin tuna — an important food fish, Thunnus albacares, inhabiting warm seas.
- zona pellucida — the transparent, noncellular layer surrounding the ovum of mammals, often having radial striations.