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alum (in chemistry)
alumina (in chemistry)
aluminum (element)
Alush (place)
Alvin (city, Texas)
Alwand (mountain, Iran)
Alwar (city, India)
alyssum (plant)
Am (chemical symbol)
Amadis of Gaul (in literature, fiction)
Amagasaki (city, Japan)
Amager (island, Denmark)
Amagi (city, Japan)
Amakusa Islands (island group, Japan)
Amalekites (ancient people)
Amalfi (city, Italy)
amalgam (in chemistry)
Amalthaea (in Greek Mythology)
Amalthea (in astronomy)
Amam (ancient city)
Amana Church Society (government, Iowa)
Amapá (state, Brazil)
Amara (city, Iraq)
amaranth (tree, plant)
Amarapura (city, Myanmar)
Amaravati (ancient city, India)
Amarillo (city, Texas)
amaryllis (plant)
amateur (in sports)
Amazon (river, Peru and Brazil)
Amazon (in Greek mythology)
Amazonas (state, Brazil)
Ambala (city, India)
Ambarvalia (holy day, ancient Rome)
Ambato (city, Ecuador)
amber (material)
Amberg (city, Germany)
ambergris (material)
ambivalence (in psychology)
Amboise (city, France)
Amboise, conspiracy of (historical event, France)
Ambon (island, city, Indonesia)
Ambridge (city, Pennsylvania)
ambrosia (in Greek Mythology)
Amchitka (island)
ameba (protozoa)