Words that rhyme with vanya

n 1: baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables [syn: lasagna, lasagne] 2: very wide flat strips of pasta [syn: lasagna, lasagne]

n 1: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action [syn: mania, passion, cacoethes] 2: a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently [syn: mania, manic disorder]

n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests

n 1: a man of rank in the ancient regime [syn: feudal lord, seigneur, seignior]

n 1: the term during which some position is held [syn: tenure, term of office, incumbency] 2: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands [syn: tenure, land tenure] v 1: give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"

n 1: the wool of the vicuna 2: a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna 3: small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat [syn: vicuna, Vicugna vicugna]

n 1: the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines 2: large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork [syn: bologna, Bologna sausage]

n 1: a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman; "Dona Marguerita"

n 1: a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability [syn: titanium dioxide, titanium oxide, titanic oxide, titania] 2: (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore

n 1: a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power [syn: Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana]

n 1: Italian painter and engraver noted for his frescoes (1431-1506) [syn: Mantegna, Andrea Mantegna]

n 1: baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables [syn: lasagna, lasagne] 2: very wide flat strips of pasta [syn: lasagna, lasagne]

n 1: a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya [syn: Kenya, Republic of Kenya]