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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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Pembroke (town, Wales)
Pembroke Pines (city, Florida)
Pembrokeshire (county, Wales)
pemmican (food)
pen (mechanical device)
pen-based computer (in computers)
Penal Laws (law, history, England/Ireland)
penance (in Christianity)
Penarth (city, Wales)
penates (ancient religion, ancient Rome)
pencil (mechanical device)
Pend Oreille Lake (lake, Idaho)
Pendelikón (mountain, Greece)
pendentive (in architecture)
Pendleton (city, Oregon)
pendulum (mechanical device)
Penelope (in Greek Mythology)
Penetanguishene (city, Canada)
penguin (bird)
penicillin (drug)
Peninsular campaign (historical event, United States)
Peninsular War (war, France/England/Portugal/Spain)
Penitentes (order, United States)
Penn Central Company (business, transportation, United States)
Pennacook (tribe, North America)
Penner (river, India)
Pennines (mountains, England/Scotland)
Pennsylvania (state)
Pennsylvania Dutch (people, United States)
Pennsylvania Railroad (transportation, business, United States)
Pennsylvania State University (university, Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania, University of (university, Pennsylvania)
pennyroyal (plant)
Penobscot (indigenous people of North America)
Penobscot (river, United States)
Penobscot Bay (body of water, the Atlantic Ocean/Maine)
Pensacola (city, Florida)
Pensacola Bay (body of water, Florida)
Pensacola Dam (dam, Oklahoma)
pension (in finance, business)
Pentagon Papers (literature, government, United States)
Pentagon, the (structure, United States)
pentameter (in poetry)
Pentapolis (city)
Pentastomida (in zoology)
Pentateuch (in the Old Testament)
pentathlon (in sports)
Pentecost (holy day)