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paraffin (material)
Paragould (city, Arkansas)
Paraguay (country, South America)
Paraguay (river, Brazil and Paraguay)
Paraíba (state, Brazil)
Paraíba (river, Brazil)
parakeet (bird)
Parakou (city, Benin)
parallax (in astronomy)
parallel processing (in computers)
parallelogram (in mathematics)
paralysis (condition)
Paramaribo (capital, Suriname)
paramecium (protozoa)
Paramount (city, California)
Paramus (city, New Jersey)
Paran (desert, Egypt)
Paraná (state, Brazil)
Paraná (city, Argentina)
Paraná (river, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina)
Paranaguá (city, Brazil)
Paranaíba (river, Brazil)
paranoia (in psychology)
paraplegia (condition)
parapsychology (branch of psychology)
parasite (in biology)
parathyroid glands (in anatomy)
Paray-le-Monial (city, France)
parcel post (system)
parchment (material)
pardon (in law)
Pardubice (city, Czech Republic)
paregoric (drug)
parent education (in education, psychology)
Parícutin (volcano, Mexico)
Paris (city, France)
Paris (city, Texas)
Paris (in Greek mythology)
Paris green (material)
Paris Pacts (treaty, France/Germany)
Paris, Declaration of (treaty, Europe/United States)
Paris, University of (university, France)
Park City (city, Utah)