7-letter words that end in a
- anambra — a state of S Nigeria. Capital: Awka. Pop: 4 182 031 (2006). Area: 4844 sq km (1870 sq miles)
- anchusa — any Eurasian plant of the boraginaceous genus Anchusa, having rough hairy stems and leaves and blue flowers
- ancilla — a female servant or slave
- andorra — a mountainous principality in SW Europe, between France and Spain: according to tradition, given independence by Charlemagne in the 9th century for helping to fight the Moors; placed under the joint sovereignty of the Comte de Foix and the Spanish bishop of Urgel in 1278; under the joint overlordship of the French head of state and the bishop of Urgel from the 16th century; adopted a constitution reducing the powers of the overlords in 1993. Languages: Catalan (official), French, and Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: euro. Capital: Andorra la Vella. Pop: 85 293 (2013 est). Area: 464 sq km (179 sq miles)
- anergia — a lack of energy
- aneuria — neurasthenia.
- angaria — any of various shellfish of the genus Angaria
- angioma — a tumour consisting of a mass of blood vessels (haemangioma) or a mass of lymphatic vessels (lymphangioma)
- anhinga — any of a family (Anhingidae) of pelecaniform birds of tropical and subtropical regions, with a long, sharp-pointed bill and long neck
- annatta — annatto
- anonyma — a woman of ill repute and low social stature
- anopsia — a defect in vision, whether partial or total
- anosmia — loss of the sense of smell, usually as the result of a lesion of the olfactory nerve, disease in another organ or part, or obstruction of the nasal passages
- ansonia — a city in SW Connecticut.
- antakya — Antioch (Syria)
- antalya — a port in SW Turkey, on the Gulf of Antalya. Pop: 751 000 (2005 est)
- antenna — The antennae of something such as an insect or crustacean are the two long, thin parts attached to its head that it uses to feel things with.
- anthema — exanthema.
- antigua — an island in the Caribbean, one of the Leeward Islands: a British colony, with its dependency Barbuda, until 1967, when it became a British associated state; it became independent in 1981 as part of the state of Antigua and Barbuda. Area: 279 sq km (108 sq miles)
- antonia — a feminine name: var. Antoinette, Tonya
- apadana — the great hall in an ancient Persian palace
- apathia — absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- apepsia — a medical condition characterized by ineffective digestion or indigestion
- aphagia — refusal or inability to swallow
- aphakia — absence of the lens of an eye, congenital or otherwise
- aphasia — Aphasia is a mental condition in which people are often unable to remember simple words or communicate.
- aphelia — The point in the orbit of a celestial body at which it is farthest from the body it orbits.
- aphemia — a type of aphasia characterized by the inability to express ideas in spoken words.
- aphobia — Fearlessness, a lack of fear.
- aphonia — loss of the voice caused by damage to the vocal tract
- aplasia — congenital absence or abnormal development of an organ or part
- aplysia — Any sea slug of the genus Aplysia.
- apodema — apodeme.
- apraxia — a disorder of the central nervous system caused by brain damage and characterized by impaired ability to carry out purposeful muscular movements
- apteria — one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- aquaria — a glass-sided tank, bowl, or the like, in which fish or other living aquatic animals or plants are kept.
- arabica — a high-quality coffee bean obtained from the tree Coffea arabica
- arariba — Any of the trees of three species in the genus Centrolobium (family Fabaceae), especially, a Brazilian tree (Centrolobium robustum) -- called also zebrawood.
- araroba — a Brazilian leguminous tree, Andira araroba
- arcadia — a department of Greece, in the central Peloponnese. Capital: Tripolis. Pop: 91 326 (2001). Area: 4367 sq km (1686 sq miles)
- arcella — a genus of freshwater, ameboid protozoa that secrete a hard, umbrellalike shell having a single opening through which the pseudopodia extend.
- archaea — an order of prokaryotic microorganisms
- ardella — a female given name.
- argyria — discoloration of the skin caused by exposure to silver
- arietta — a short relatively uncomplicated aria
- arikara — a member of a North American Indian people living along the Missouri River in W North Dakota
- arizona — a state of the southwestern US: consists of the Colorado plateau in the northeast, including the Grand Canyon, divided from desert in the southwest by mountains rising over 3750 m (12 500 ft). Capital: Phoenix. Pop: 5 580 811 (2003 est). Area: 293 750 sq km (113 417 sq miles)
- armenia — a republic in NW Asia: originally part of the historic Armenian kingdom; acquired by Russia in 1828; became the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936; gained independence in 1991. It is mountainous, rising over 4000 m (13 000 ft). Language: Armenian. Religion: Christian (Armenian Apostolic) majority. Currency: dram. Capital: Yerevan. Pop: 2 974 184 (2013 est). Area: 29 800 sq km (11 490 sq miles)
- armilla — a bracelet
- arriaga — Juan Crisóstomo [hwahn kree-saw-staw-maw] /ʰwɑn kriˈsɔ stɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1806–26, Spanish composer.