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Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, published by Columbia University Press
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia contains entries on people, places, events, historical facts and terms, with bibliographies for further reading.
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poison ivy (plant)
poisonous plant (in botany)
Poissy, Colloquy of (in Christianity, history)
Poitiers (city, France)
Poitou (region, former province, France)
pokeweed (herb, plant)
Poland (country)
Poland, partitions of (historical event, Poland)
polar bear (mammal, carnivore)
polar front (in meteorology)
Polaris (star)
polarography (in chemistry)
Poldhu (city, England)
Pole (English noble family)
pole (in electricity and magnetism)
polecat (mammal, carnivore)
police (in law)
police court (in law)
police power (in law)
poliomyelitis (disease, virus)
Polish Corridor (geographical area, Poland/Germany)
Polish language (language, Poland)
Polish literature (literature, Poland)
Polish Succession, War of the (war, Poland/Europe)
politburo (in politics)
political action committee (politics, United States)
political science (in politics, government)
polka (in dance)
poll (in politics)
poll tax (in economics)
Pollaiuolo (Italian artists, painters & sculptors)
pollen (part of plant)
pollination (in botany)
Pollonarrua (ancient city, Sri Lanka)
pollution (in ecology)
pollution allowance (environmentalism, law, United States)
Pollux (in astronomy)
polo (in sports)
polonaise (dance, Poland)
polonium (element)
Polotsk (city, Belarus)
Poltava (city, Ukraine)
polyacrylics (material)
polybrominated biphenyl (in organic chemistry)
polycarbonates (in chemistry)
polychlorinated biphenyl (in organic chemistry)