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Lepanto, Battle of (historical event, Spain/Italy/Greece)
Lepontine Alps (range of the central Alps in southern Switzerland)
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 (Soundtrack Artist)
Lerwick (city, Scotland)
Lesage, Alain-Ren (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/stateswoman & engineer)
Lesser Slave Lake (lake, 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)
Levi (in the Old Testament)
Levi, Primo (Italian writer)
Levine, James (American conductor & musician)
Levinson, Barry (Filmmaker)
levirate and sororate (Anthropology)