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Upernavik (city, Greenland)
Uphaz (ancient country)
upholstery (furniture)
Upland (city, California)
Upolu (island, Western Samoa)
Upper Arlington (city, Ohio)
Upper Austria (province, Austria)
Upper Hutt (city, New Zealand)
Uppsala (city, Sweden)
Uppsala, University of (university, Sweden)
Ur (ancient city)
uracil (material)
Ural (river, Russia/Kazakhstan)
Urals (mountains, Russia/Kazakhstan)
uranium (element, metal)
Uranium City (city, Canada)
Uranus (7th planet from the sun)
Uranus (in Greek religion and mythology)
Urartu (kingdom, Armenia)
Urawa (city, Japan)
Urban League, National (organization, United States)
Urbana (city, Illinois)
Urbana (city, Ohio)
Urbandale (city, Iowa)
Urbino (city, Italy)
Urdu (language)
urea (in biology, chemistry)
uremia (condition)
ureter (in anatomy)
urethra (in anatomy)
Urganch (city, Uzbekistan)
Urgench (ancient city, present-day Turkmenistan)
Uri (in the Bible)
Uriah (Bible)
uric acid (in chemistry, biology)
Uriel (character)
Urim and Thummim (instrument)
urinalysis (procedure)
urinary system (in anatomy)
urine (material)
Urmia (city, Iran)
Urmia, Lake (lake, Iran)
Uruapan (city, Mexico)
Urubamba (river, Peru)
Uruguay (country, South America)
Uruguay (river, South America)
Uruk (ancient city)
Ürümqi (city, China)