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jasmine (plant)
Jason (in Greek mythology)
Jasper (city, Alabama)
jasper (type of quartz)
Jasper National Park (national park, Canada)
jasper ware (in household)
Jászberény (city, Hungary)
Játiva (city, Spain)
Jattir (ancient city)
jaundice (disease)
Jaunpur (city, India)
Java (island)
Javanese music (music, Java)
Javari (river, Peru)
Javelle water (material)
jay (bird)
Jay's Treaty (treaty, United States/England)
Jaya Peak (mountain, New Guinea/Indonesia)
Jayapura (city, Indonesia)
Jayhawkers (organization)
Jazer (ancient city, Jordan)
jazz (music)
Jeannette (city, Pennsylvania)
Jebba (city, Nigeria)
Jebus (ancient people)
Jedburgh (city, Scotland)
Jedidiah (in the Old Testament)
jeep (vehicle)
Jefferson (city, Virginia)
Jefferson City (capital, Missouri)
Jefferson, Territory of (region, United States)
Jeffersonville (city, Indiana)
Jehovah (in the Old Testament, Judaism)
Jehovah-jireh (in the Old Testament)
Jehovah-nissi (in the Old Testament)
Jehovah-shalom (in the Old Testament)
Jehovah's Witnesses (church, Protestantism, United States)
Jehud (ancient city)
Jeju (island, province, city, South Korea)
Jelenia Góra (city, Poland)
Jelgava (city, Latvia)
jellyfish (fish)
Jemappes (city, Belgium)
Jemez (city, New Mexico)
Jena (city, Germany)
Jenin (city, West Bank)
Jenkins's Ear, War of (war, England/Spain)
Jennings (city, Louisiana)
Jennys (American painters)