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americium (element)
Ames, Fisher (American statesman)
amesha spenta (Persian mythology)
amethyst (mineral, gem)
Amhara (Africa)
Amharic language (language, Ethiopia)
Amherst College (university, Massachusetts)
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron (English military leader)
amide (in chemistry)
Amiens (city, France)
Amiens, Treaty of (treaty, France/Spain)
Amin (Dada Oumee), Idi (Political Leader)
amino acid (in chemistry)
Amis, Martin (English novelist)
Amis, Sir Kingsley (William) (English novelist)
Amish (orthodox Anabaptist sect)
Amistad mutiny (U.S. History)
Amitabha (Hindu mythology)
Amman (city, Jordan)
ammonia (in chemistry)
ammonoid (Geology)
amnesia (condition)
amnesty (in law)
Amnesty International (AI) (international organization)
amniocentesis (in diagnostics)
amoeba (Genetics)
Amon (Egyptian deity)
Amos (in the Old Testament)
Ampère, André Marie (French physicist, mathematician & philosopher)
Ampère's law (Physics)
amphibian (in zoology)
amphibious warfare (in the military)
amphibole (mineral)
Amphion and Zethus (twin brother of Amphion)
Amphipolis (ancient city, Macedonia)
amphitheater (structure)
amplifier (in electronics)
amputation (in surgery)
Amritsar, Massacre of (Southern Asia)
Amsterdam (city, Netherlands)