6-letter words that end in ia
- ikaria — Icaria.
- ischia — an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- istria — a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- italia — Italian name of Italy.
- kalmia — any North American evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Kalmia, of the heath family, having showy flowers, as the mountain laurel.
- kentia — Any palm tree in the genus Howea.
- kerria — a yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- ketmia — Alternative form of ketmie.
- khania — Greek name of Canea.
- kochia — any plant of the widely distributed annual genus Kochia, esp K. Scoparia trichophila, grown for its foliage, which turns dark red in the late summer: family Chenopodiaceae
- laelia — any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.
- latria — the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- latvia — a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of Estonia, an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,395 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Capital: Riga.
- leguia — Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- leiria — a city in central Portugal: site of the first printing press in Portugal (1466). Pop: 119 870 (2001)
- lithia — Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- lochia — the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
- loggia — a gallery or arcade open to the air on at least one side.
- mallia — a town in E Crete: site of an excavated Minoan palace.
- manaia — A bird-headed mythological creature and symbol of protection in M\u0101ori mythology.
- marcia — a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- mercia — an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- moesia — an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- murcia — a city in SE Spain.
- myopia — Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
- nutria — the coypu.
- obelia — a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- olivia — a female given name, form of Olive.
- oraria — a stole worn by deacons.
- paglia — Camille. born 1947, US writer and academic, noted for provocative cultural studies such as Sexual Personae (1990) and Vamps and Tramps (1995)
- pallia — a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
- pcmcia — (body, standard) Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. (Or People Can't Memorise Computer Industry Acronyms).
- peoria — a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- pereia — (in a crustacean) the thorax.
- persia — Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- phobia — a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
- pieria — a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- portia — the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- puglia — Italian name of Apulia.
- pyemia — a diseased state in which pyogenic bacteria are circulating in the blood, characterized by the development of abscesses in various organs.
- pythia — the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles.
- pyuria — the presence of pus in the urine.
- qualia — a quality, as bitterness, regarded as an independent object.
- raetia — Rhaetia
- raffia — a fiber obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm, used for tying plants and other objects and for making mats, baskets, hats, and the like.
- raphia — raffia.
- razzia — a plundering raid.
- realia — real-life facts and material used in teaching
- robbia — Andrea della [ahn-dre-ah del-lah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1435–1525, and his uncle, Luca della [loo-kah del-lah] /ˈlu kɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA) c1400–82, Italian sculptors.
- rubbia — Carlo [jahr-loh;; Italian kahr-law] /ˈdʒɑr loʊ;; Italian ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, Italian physicist: Nobel prize 1984.