6-letter words that end in a
- alanna — (dialect, Ireland, as a term of address) child.
- alaska — the largest state of the US, in the extreme northwest of North America: the aboriginal inhabitants are Inuit and Yupik; the earliest White settlements were made by the Russians; it was purchased by the US from Russia in 1867. It is mostly mountainous and volcanic, rising over 6000 m (20 000 ft), with the Yukon basin in the central region; large areas are covered by tundra; it has important mineral resources (chiefly coal, oil, and natural gas). Capital: Juneau. Pop: 648 818 (2003 est). Area: 1 530 694 sq km (591 004 sq miles)
- albata — a variety of German silver consisting of nickel, copper, and zinc
- alesia — an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- alexia — a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by impaired ability to read
- alicia — a feminine name
- alisma — a flowering marsh plant of the genus Alsima, with round leaves
- alissa — a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- almada — a town in S central Portugal, on the S bank of the Tagus estuary opposite Lisbon: statue of Christ 110 m (360 ft) high, erected 1959. Pop: 160 826 (2001)
- alodia — allodium.
- alogia — the inability to speak
- alpaca — Alpaca is a type of soft wool.
- alpena — a city in NE Michigan, on Lake Huron.
- alteza — highness
- althea — a feminine name
- altona — a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- alumna — a female graduate of a school, college, etc
- alvira — a female given name, form of Elvira.
- amalia — a female given name.
- amanda — a feminine name: dim. Mandy
- amarna — the site known by Ancient Egyptians as Akhetaten
- ambala — a city in N India, in Haryana: site of archaeological remains of a prehistoric Indian civilization: grain, cotton, food processing. Pop: 139 222 (2001)
- amelia — the congenital absence of arms or legs
- amenta — Plural form of amentum.
- amhara — a region of NW Ethiopia: formerly a kingdom
- amimia — the inability to express ideas by means of gestures or signs.
- amoeba — An amoeba is the smallest kind of living creature. Amoebae consist of only one cell, and are found in water or soil.
- amrita — the ambrosia of the gods that bestows immortality
- amurca — the lees or sediment of olive oil.
- amusia — the inability to distinguish differences in musical pitch; tone deafness
- ananda — 5th century bc, the first cousin, favourite disciple, and personal attendant of the Buddha
- anatta — annatto
- ancona — a port in central Italy, on the Adriatic, capital of the Marches: founded by Greeks from Syracuse in about 390 bc. Pop: 100 507 (2001)
- ancora — encore
- andrea — a feminine name
- andria — a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- anemia — a condition in which there is a reduction of the number, or volume, of red blood corpuscles or of the total amount of hemoglobin in the bloodstream, resulting in paleness, generalized weakness, etc.
- angara — a river in S Russia, in Siberia, flowing from Lake Baikal north and west to the Yenisei River: important for hydroelectric power. Length: 1840 km (1150 miles)
- angela — a feminine name: dim. Angie; var. Angelica, Angelina, Angeline
- angina — Angina is severe pain in the chest and left arm, caused by heart disease.
- angiya — a short-sleeved bodice that ends just below the breasts, worn by Muslim women in India.
- anglia — England
- angola — a republic in SW Africa, on the Atlantic: includes the enclave of Cabinda, north of the River Congo; a Portuguese possession from 1575 until its independence in 1975; multiparty constitution adopted in 1991; factional violence. It consists of a narrow coastal plain with a large fertile plateau in the east. Currency: kwanza. Religion: Christian majority. Capital: Luanda. Pop: 18 565 269 (2013 est). Area: 1 246 693 sq km (481 351 sq miles)
- angora — An angora goat or rabbit is a particular breed that has long silky hair.
- anhima — A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi (Palamedea cornuta).
- anicca — (in Theravada Buddhism) the belief that all things, including the self, are impermanent and constantly changing: the first of the three basic characteristics of existence
- ankara — the capital of Turkey: an ancient city in the Anatolian highlands: first a capital in the 3rd century bc, in the Celtic kingdom of Galatia. Pop: 3 593 000 (2005 est)
- annaba — a port in NE Algeria: site of the Roman city of Hippo Regius. Pop: 382 000 (2005 est)
- annona — a tropical shrub or tree, of the family Annonaceae, native to America
- anomia — the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.