Nouns starting with A

• auditory canal — Noun – English ～ either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
• Amorpha canescens — Noun – English ～ shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore
• Agrostis canina — Noun – English ～ common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves
• apple canker — Noun – English ～ a disease of apple trees
• Apocynum cannabinum — Noun – English ～ Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
• Augustinian Canons — Noun – English ～ an Augustinian monastic order
• Agave cantala — Noun – English ～ Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
• Anchusa capensis — Noun – English ～ anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throats
• Algerian capital — Noun – English ～ an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria
• Albanian capital — Noun – English ～ the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country
• American capital — Noun – English ～ the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
• Angolan capital — Noun – English ～ port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola
• Australian capital — Noun – English ～ the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
• Austrian capital — Noun – English ～ the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
• Al Capone — Noun – English ～ United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
• Alphonse Capone — Noun – English ～ United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)
• armored car — Noun – English ～ a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun)
• armoured car — Noun – English ～ a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun)
• armoured car — Noun – English ～ an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables; "the paintings were delivered to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car"
• armored car — Noun – English ～ an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables; "the paintings were delivered to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car"

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