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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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Ras al-Khaimah (division, United Arab Emirates)
Ras Dashen (mountain, Ethiopia)
rash (condition)
Rasht (city, Iran)
raspberry (plant, fruit)
Rastafarianism (religion, Jamaica)
Rastatt (city, Germany)
rat (rodent)
ratchet and pawl (mechanical device)
rath (structure, Ireland)
Rathlin Island (island, Northern Ireland)
ratio (in mathematics)
rationalism (in philosophy)
rationing (in economics, government)
ratite (bird)
Ratlam (city, India)
Ratnapura (city, Sri Lanka)
rattan (plant)
rattlesnake (reptile)
Rauma (city, Finland)
raven (bird)
Ravenna (city, Italy)
Ravenna (city, Ohio)
Ravensberg (former county, Germany)
Ravensburg (city, Germany)
Ravi (river, India)
Rawalpindi (city, Pakistan)
ray (in zoology)
ray (in physics)
Raymond (town, Canada)
rayon (in textile)
Raytown (city, Missouri)
Rb (symbol)
Ré (island, France)
Re (chemical symbol)
Reading (city, England)
reading (mental process)
Reading (city, Pennsylvania)
Reading (city, Massachusetts)
Reading (city, Ohio)
Reading, University of (university, England)
Real Presence (in Christianity)
realism (in literature/philosophy)
reaper (machine)
rebate (in economics)
rebec (instrument)
recapitulation (in genetics)
Rechabites (in the Old Testament)
Recife (city, Brazil)