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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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Léros (island, Greece)
Lerwick (city, Scotland)
Les Cayes (city, Haiti)
Lesbos (island, Greece)
lese majesty (in law)
Leshan (city, China)
Lesotho (country)
lespedeza (plant)
Lesse (river, Belgium)
Lesser Slave Lake (river, Canada)
Leszno (city, Poland)
Letchworth (city, England)
Lethbridge (city, Canada)
Lethe (in Greek Mythology)
Leticia (Rock Band, '90s)
Leto (in Greek Mythology)
letters (in literature)
lettre de cachet (law, history, France)
lettuce (plant, vegetable)
leucine (in chemistry)
Leucothea (in Greek Mythology)
Leuctra (ancient city, ancient Greece)
leukemia (disease)
Leuna (city, Germany)
Levallois-Perret (city, France)
Levant (region, the Mediterranean)
levee (structure)
Levelers (church, Protestantism, history, England)
Levelland (city, Texas)
Leven (city, Scotland)
Leven, Loch (lake, Scotland)
lever (machine)
leveraged buyout (in finance, business)
Leverkusen (city, Germany)
leviathan (in the Old Testament)
Lévis-Lauzon (city, Canada)
Levites (in Judaism, the Old Testament)
Leviticus (in the Old Testament)
Levittown (city, New York)
Levittown (city, Pennsylvania)
Lewes (city, England)
Lewinsky scandal (history, United States)
Lewis (rivers, United States and Canada)
Lewis (for rulers thus named, use Louis)
Lewis and Clark expedition (historical event, United States)
Lewis and Harris (island, Scotland)
Lewis Hills (geographical area, Canada)
Lewisham (part of London, England)