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Dessie (city, Ethiopia)
destroyer (vessel)
detergent (material)
determinant (in mathematics)
determinism (in philosophy)
Detmold (city, Germany)
detonator (weapon)
Detroit (city, Michigan)
Detroit (river, United States and Canada)
Detroit Mercy, University of (university, Michigan)
Dettifoss (waterfall, Iceland)
Deucalion (in Greek Mythology)
deuterium (isotope)
Deuteronomy (in the Old Testament)
Deutsches Theater (organization, Germany)
Deux-Sèvres (department, France)
devaluation (in economics)
Deventer (city, the Netherlands)
devilfish (fish)
Devils Island (island, Caribbean)
Devils Lake (lake, North Dakota/Wisconsin)
Devils Tower National Monument (national monument, Wyoming)
Devolution, War of (war, Spain/the Netherlands/France)
Devon (county, England)
Devon cattle (mammal)
Devon Island (island, Canada)
dew (in meteorology, botany)
Dewar flask (container)
dewberry (plant)
Dewsbury (city, England)
Dexedrine (drug)
dextrin (in chemistry)
Dezful (city, Iran)
Dhahran (city, Saudi Arabia)
Dhaka (capital, Bangladesh)
Dhamar (city, Yemen)
Dhanbad (city, India)
Dhar (city, India)
Dharamsala (city, India)
dharma (in Hinduism, Buddhism)
Dhekelia (geographical area, Cyprus/United Kingdom)
Dhule (city, India)
Dia Art Foundation (organization, United States)
diabetes (disease)
diadem (clothing)
Diadochi (empire, Macedonia)
diagnosis (technique)
dialect (in linguistics)
dialectic (in philosophy)