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Anzhero-Sudzhensk (city, Russia)
Anzio (city, Italy)
Anzus Treaty (treaty, Australia/United States/New Zealand)
Aomori (city, prefecture, Japan)
Aorangi, Mount (mountain, New Zealand)
aorta (in anatomy)
Aosta (city, Italy)
Aosta, Valle d' (region, Italy)
Aozou Strip (region, Chad)
Apache (tribe, North America)
Apalachee (tribe, North America)
apartheid (of South Africa)
apartment house (in household)
apatite (mineral)
Apatosaurus (dinosaur)
Apaturia (holy day, ancient Greece)
ape (primate)
Apeldoorn (city, the Netherlands)
Apennines (mountains, Italy)
Apharsachites (the Old Testament, Assyria)
aphasia (in linguistics)
Aphek (ancient city)
aphelion (in astronomy)
apheresis (in medicine)
aphid (insect)
aphorism (in linguistics)
Aphrah (place)
Aphrodite (in Greek Mythology)
Apia (capital, Western Samoa)
Apis (ancient religion, ancient Egypt)
Apo, Mount (volcano, Philippines)
apocalypse (in literature)
Apocrypha (in the Old Testament)
apogee (in astronomy)
Apollinarianism (in philosophy)
Apollo (Mythical Figure)
Apollonia (city, ancient Greece)
Apollonius (character)
apology (in literature)
apostle (in Christianity)
Apostle Islands (island group, United States)
apostolic succession (in Christianity)
apostrophe (figure of speech)
apotheosis (in religion)
Appalachian Mountains (mountains, North America)
Appalachian Trail (national site, United States)
Appaloosa horse (Rock Band)