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Volcano Islands (island group, the Pacific)
vole (rodent)
Volendam (city, the Netherlands)
Volga (river, Russia/Europe)
Volga-Baltic Waterway (body of water, Russia)
Volgograd (city, Russia)
Volhynia (region, Ukraine)
volleyball (sport)
Volodymyr-Volynskyy (city, Ukraine)
Vologda (city, Russia)
VĂ³los (city, Greece)
Volscians (people, Italy)
Volsinii (ancient city, Italy)
Volsk (city, Russia)
volt (unit, measure)
Volta (river, Africa/Ghana)
Volta Redonda (city, Brazil)
voltaic cell (mechanical device)
Volterra (city, Italy)
voltmeter (instrument)
Volturno (river, Italy)
volume (in mathematics)
Volunteers of America (organization, United States)
vomiting (condition)
voodoo (in religion)
Vorarlberg (province, Austria)
Vorkuta (city, Russia)
Voronezh (city, Russia)
vortex (in physics)
vorticism (movement)
Vosges (department, France)
Vosges (mountain range, France)
Vostok, Lake (lake, Antarctica)
voting (in politics)
voting machine (mechanical device)
Votkinsk (city, Russia)
Voyager (airplane)
Voyageurs National Park (national park, Minnesota)
Vratsa (city, Bulgaria)
Vrindaban (city, India)
Vuelta Abajo (district, Cuba)
Vulcan (in astronomy)
Vulcan (in Roman religion and mythology)
vulcanization (process, material)
Vulgar Latin (language)
Vulgate (in the Bible)
vulture (bird)
VX (material)
Vyatka (river, Russia)