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The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia contains entries on people, places, events, historical facts and terms, with bibliographies for further reading.
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Peshawar (city, Pakistan)
Peshtigo (city, historical event, United States)
pessimism (in philosophy)
pesticide (material)
PET scan (in medicine, chemistry)
Petah Tiqwa (city, Israel)
petal (in botany)
Petaluma (city, California)
Petén (region, Guatemala)
Peter (epistles of the New Testament)
Peter's pence (in Catholicism)
Peterborough (city, Canada)
Peterborough (city, England)
Peterhead (city, Scotland)
Peterloo massacre (historical event, England)
Petersburg (city, Virginia)
Petition of Right (law, government, history, England)
Petra (ancient city, Jordan)
petrel (bird)
Petrified Forest National Park (national park, Arizona)
petrochemical (in chemistry)
Petrodvorets (city, Russia)
Petrokrepost (city, Russia)
petrolatum (material)
petroleum (material)
petrology (branch of geology)
Petronas Towers (structure, Malaysia)
Petropavl (city, Kazakhstan)
Petropavlovsk (city, Russia)
Petrópolis (city, Brazil)
Petrozavodsk (city, Russia)
petunia (flower, plant)
Pevensey (city, England)
pewter (material, alloy)
peyote (plant, drug)
peyotism (religion, North America)
Pforzheim (city, Germany)
pH (in chemistry)
Phaeacia (in Greek Mythology)
Phaedra (in Greek Mythology)
Phaeophyta (algea, division)
Phaëthon (in Greek Mythology)
phalanger (mammal)
phalanx (the military, ancient Greece)
phalarope (bird)
phallic worship (in religion)
Phanar (ancient region, Turkey)
pharaoh (king, ancient Egypt)
Pharisees (in Judaism)