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Royal Greenwich Observatory (structure, England)
Royal Leamington Spa (city, England)
Royal National Theatre (organization, England)
Royal Oak (city, Michigan)
Royal Shakespeare Company (organization, United Kingdom)
Royal Society (organization, England)
Royal Tunbridge Wells (city, England)
Rømø (island, Denmark)
Rønne (city, Denmark)
Røros (city, Norway)
Ru (symbol)
Ruanda-Urundi (former territory, Africa)
Ruapehu (volcano, New Zealand)
Rub al Khali (desert, Saudi Arabia)
rubber (material, plant)
rubber plant (plant, tree)
rubella (disease)
Rubicon (river, ancient Rome/Italy)
rubidium (metal, element)
ruby (gem)
rudder (mechanical device, vessel)
rudderfish (fish)
Rüdesheim (city, Germany)
Rudolstadt (city, Germany)
rue (plant)
Rueil-Malmaison (city, France)
Rufiji (river, Tanzania)
Rugby (town, England)
rugby (game)
Rügen (island, Germany)
Ruhr (region, Germany)
rum (liquor)
Rumelia (region, Bulgaria/Balkans)
ruminant (mammal)
rummy (card game)
Runcorn (city, England)
runes (symbol, system)
Runnemede (city, New Jersey)
runner (plant)
running pine (plant)
Runnymede (geographical area, England)
Rupert House (city, Canada)
Rupert's Land (territory, Canada)
Rural Electrification Administration (agency, United States)
Ruse (city, Bulgaria)