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Leigh (city, England)
Leinster (province, Ireland)
Leipzig (city, Germany)
Leipzig, University of (university, Germany)
Leiria (city, Portugal)
leishmaniasis (disease, protozoa)
Leith (former city, Scotland)
Leith Hill (geographical area, England)
Leitha (river, Austria)
Leitrim (county, Ireland)
Leixões (geographical area, Portugal)
Lek (body of water, the Netherlands)
lemming (rodent)
lemon (fruit, citrus, plant)
Lemon Grove (city, California)
Lempa (river, Guatemala/Honduras/El Salvador)
lemur (primate, mammal)
lemures (ancient religion, ancient Rome)
Lena (river, Russia)
lend-lease (in economics)
Lenin Peak (mountain, Tajikistan/Kyrgyzstan)
Leninogor (city, Kazakhstan)
Leninsk-Kuznetski (city, Russia)
Lennox (city, California)
Lennoxville (city, Canada)
Lenoir (city, North Carolina)
Lenox (city, Massachusetts)
Lens (city, France)
lens (in optics)
Lent (holy day)
lentil (vegetable, plant)
Lentulus (Ancient Roman statesmen)
Lenz's law (in physics)
Leo (constellation)
Leoben (city, Austria)
Leominster (city, Massachusetts)
León (region and former kingdom, Spain)
León (city, Mexico)
León (city, Nicaragua)
León (city, Spain)
Leontini (ancient city, Sicily)
leopard (carnivore, mammal)
Lepanto, battle of (historical event, Greece)
Lepidus (Roman leader)
leprechaun (of Ireland)
leprosy (disease, bacteria)
Leptis (ancient city, Libya)
lepton (in physics)
leptospirosis (disease)