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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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whetstone (mechanical device)
Whig (organization, England)
Whig party (organization, United States)
whippet (dog)
whirlpool (in Oceanography)
whirlwind (in meteorology)
whiskey (liquor)
Whiskey Rebellion (historical event, United States)
Whiskey Ring (organization, United States)
whistle-blowing (industry)
Whitby (city, Canada)
Whitby, Synod of (Christianity, England)
white alder (tree, plant)
White Bear Lake (city, Minnesota)
white dwarf (in astronomy)
White Horse, Vale of the (district, England)
White House (structure, Washington DC)
White Huns (people, Tibet/Turkey/India)
white lead (in chemistry)
White Lotus Rebellion (historical event, China)
White Mountain (mountain, Czech Republic)
White Mountains (mountains, New Hampshire/Maine)
White Nile (river, Africa)
White Oak (city, Maryland)
White Pass (geographical area, Alaska/Canada)
White Plains (city, New York)
White River (river, Arkansas/Indiana/Nebraska/South dakota)
White Rock (city, Canada)
White Sands (geographical area, New Mexico)
White Sea (body of water, Russia)
white shark (vertebrate, chordate)
White Sulphur Springs (city, West Virginia)
white-collar crime (in business, crime)
white-eye (bird)
Whiteboys (organization, Ireland)
Whitefish Bay (city, Wisconsin)
Whitehall (street, London, England)
Whitehall (city, Ohio)
Whitehall (city, Pennsylvania)
Whitehaven (city, England)
Whitehorse (city, Canada)
whitewash (material)
Whitewater (city, Wisconsin)
Whitewater (in U.S. history)
whiting (powdery substance)
Whitley Bay (city, England)
Whitman (city, Massachusetts)