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The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia contains entries on people, places, events, historical facts and terms, with bibliographies for further reading.
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Almoravids (dynasty, Morocco/Spain)
Aloadae (in Greek Mythology)
alod (in law)
aloe (plant)
aloes (drug)
Alofi (capital, New Zealand)
Alor Setar (city, Malaysia)
alpaca (mammal)
Alpena (city, Michigan)
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (department, France)
Alpes-Maritimes (department, France)
alpha particle (in physics)
alphabet (in linguistics)
Alphaeus (character)
alphanumeric (in computers)
Alpheus (river, Greece)
Alps (mountains, Europe)
Als (island, Denmark)
Alsace (region, former province, France)
Alsace-Lorraine (former region, Germany/France)
Alta California (history, California)
Altadena (city, California)
Altai (mountains, Asia)
Altai Republic (republic, Russia)
Altai Territory (division, Russia)
Altaic (language)
Altair (star)
Altamura (city, Italy)
altar (in religion)
Altdorf (city, Switzerland)
Altenburg (city, Germany)
alternating current (in electricity)
alternative medicine (in medicine)
Althing (government, Iceland)
altimeter (mechanical device, measure)
altiplano (geographical area, Bolivia/Peru)
altitude (measure)
alto (in music)
Alton (city, Illinois)
Altona (former city, Germany)
Altoona (city, Pennsylvania)
Altötting (city, Germany)
Altrincham (city, England)
altruism (in philosophy)
Altus (city, Oklahoma)