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Pandora (in Greek mythology)
Pangnirtung (structure, Canada)
pangolin (mammal)
panhandle (in geography)
panic (in finance, economics)
Panihati (city, India)
Panipat (city, India)
Pankow (district, Germany)
Panmunjom (city, South Korea)
Pannonia (province, ancient Rome)
panpipes (instrument)
pantanal (region, Brazil/Bolivia/Paraguay)
Pantelleria (island, Italy)
pantheism (in religion)
pantheon (building, Rome/France)
panther (mammal)
Pantin (city, France)
pantomime (in entertainment, theater)
Pánuco (river, Mexico)
Pap test (procedure)
Pápa (city, Hungary)
papacy (in Catholicism)
papal election (in Catholicism)
Papal States (territory, Italy)
Papantla (city, Mexico)
papaverine (drug)
papaya (tree, fruit)
Papeete (capital, French Polynesia)
paper (material)
paper nautilus (cephalopod)
paperboard (material)
Paphlagonia (ancient country, Asia Minor/Turkey)
Paphos (ancient city, Cyprus)
papier-mâché (technique)
papillon (dog)
Papua (province, Indonesia)
papyrus (plant)
Pará (state, Brazil)
Pará (river, Brazil)
parable (in literature)
parabola (in mathematics)
Paracas (civilization, Peru)
Paracel Islands (island group, China/Vietnam/Taiwan)
parachute (mechanical device)
Paraclete (in Christianity)
Paradise (town, United States)