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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, a condensed version of the Encyclopædia Britannica, offers short, concise, easy-to-read entries on everything from art and zoology to current events and history. Includes statistics, charts, maps and flags.
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leprechaun (of Ireland)
leprosy (disease, bacteria)
Leptis Magna (ancient city of northern Africa)
lepton (in physics)
Lermontov, Mikhail (Yuryevich) (Russian poet & novelist)
Lerner, Alan Jay (American composer & writer)
Lerwick (city, Scotland)
Lesage, Alain-René (French novelist & dramatist)
Lesbos (island, Greece)
leshy (Religion)
Leslie, Frank (American artist & publisher)
Lesotho (country)
Lesse River (Europe)
Lesseps, Ferdinand (-Marie), viscount de (French statesman & engineer)
Lesser Slave Lake (river, Canada)
Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim (German philosopher, dramatist & critic)
Lethe (in Greek Mythology)
Leto (in Greek Mythology)
Letterman, David (Talk Show Host)
lettre de cachet (law, history, France)
lettuce (plant, vegetable)
leucine (in chemistry)
Leucothea (in Greek Mythology)
leukemia (disease)
Levant (region, the Mediterranean)
Leven, Loch (lake, Scotland)
lever (machine)
Lever Bros. (Business and Economics)
Lévesque, René (Canadian politician)
Levi (in the Old Testament)
Lévi-Strauss, Claude (French anthropologist)
Levi, Primo (Italian writer)
Lévi, Sylvain (Religion)
Lévinas, Emmanuel (Philosophy)
Levine, James (American conductor & musician)
Levinson, Barry (Filmmaker)
levirate and sororate (Anthropology)