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- Pleasantville, New York
- Please Forgive Me (song) Please Forgive Me
- Please Mr. Postman
- Please Please Me: The Beatles' 1963 debut studio album Please Please Me
- Pleasure: emotional experience, types, biology, and cultural meaning Pleasure
- Pleasure Beach Blackpool
- Pleasureville, Kentucky
- Plebiscite: definition, types, history and notable examples Plebiscite
- Plectrum (pick): definition, materials, technique and history Plectrum
- Pledge of Allegiance (United States) Pledge of Allegiance
- Pleiades (M45): the Seven Sisters open star cluster Pleiades
- Pleiades (Greek mythology) Pleiades (mythology)
- Pleigne (municipality in Jura, Switzerland) Pleigne
- Pleiku — city of Vietnam's Central Highlands Pleiku
- Pleine-Selve (Aisne) Pleine-Selve, Aisne
- Pleine-Selve (Gironde) Pleine-Selve, Gironde
- Pleiotropism (pleiotropy): when one gene affects many traits Pleiotropism
- Pleistocene: Ice Ages, megafauna, and the rise of modern humans Pleistocene
- Plenița (commune in Dolj County, Romania) Plenița
- Plentywood, Montana — county seat in northeastern Montana Plentywood, Montana
- Plérin
- Pleshey — village and civil parish in Essex, England Pleshey
- Plesiosaur: the long-necked and short-necked marine reptiles of the Mesozoic Plesiosaur
- Plesiosaurus
- Pleșoi — a rural commune in Dolj County, Romania Pleșoi
- Plessis-Saint-Jean
- Plessur District (Graubünden, Switzerland) Plessur District
- Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): the 'separate but equal' doctrine and its legacy Plessy v. Ferguson
- Pleujouse — former municipality in the Canton of Jura Pleujouse
- Pleumeur-Bodou: coastal commune in Brittany, France Pleumeur-Bodou
- Pleurisy (pleuritis): inflammation of the pleural lining Pleurisy
- Pleven Province — north-central Bulgarian province Pleven Province
- Plinian eruption
- Plínio de Arruda Sampaio: Brazilian lawyer, activist and politician Plínio de Arruda Sampaio
- Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus) Pliny the Elder
- Pliny the Younger (Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) Pliny the Younger
- Pliny the Younger's 'Comedy' and 'Tragedy' villas on Lake Como Pliny's Comedy and Tragedy villas
- Pliocene Epoch: climate change, life, and early hominins Pliocene
- Pliosaur (short-necked marine plesiosaurs) Pliosaur
- Plitvice Lakes National Park Plitvice Lakes
- Ploaghe, comune in the Province of Sassari, Sardinia Ploaghe
- Ploidy: chromosome set number and its biological significance Ploidy
- Ploiești
- Ploisy (Aisne) — Commune in northern France Ploisy
- Plomb du Cantal — highest summit of the Mounts of Cantal (Massif Central) Plomb du Cantal
- Plombières (Liège) — municipality in Wallonia, Belgium Plombières
- Plomion — commune in Aisne, northern France Plomion
- Plön (district) — overview, geography, history and attractions Plön (district)
- Plot (storyline, land parcel, graph, conspiracy) Plot
- Plot hole
- Plott Hound — American scent hound known for its brindle coat Plott Hound
- Plotter: large-format vector printers and cutting devices Plotter
- Ploufragan — commune in Brittany, northwestern France Ploufragan
- Plouha (Brittany, France) Plouha
- Ploumanac'h — coastal village on Brittany's Pink Granite Coast Ploumanac'h
- Plouvain — commune in Pas-de-Calais, northern France Plouvain
- Plovdiv Province
- Plover: Small Shorebirds of the Subfamily Charadriinae Plover
- Plover, Iowa
- Plow (Plough): Function, History, and Agricultural Role Plow
- Ployart-et-Vaurseine
- Plucked string instrument: definition, types, construction and techniques Plucked string instrument
- Plug and Play (computing) Plug and play
- Plug-in hybrid
- Plum (fruit) Plum
- Plum (color)
- Plum pudding model (Thomson's early atomic model) Plum pudding model
- Plum Springs, Kentucky
- Plumas County, California: Sierra Nevada county overview Plumas County, California
- Plumbaginaceae: the leadwort family of flowering plants Plumbaginaceae
- Plumbing: systems, materials, history and modern practice Plumbing
- Plumbland: village and civil parish in Allerdale, Cumbria Plumbland
- Plumcot: the plum–apricot hybrid Plumcot
- Plumetot — Small commune in Calvados, Normandy, France Plumetot
- Plummer, Idaho
- Plungė — city in western Lithuania Plungė
- Plural (grammatical number) Plural
- Plural ignorance (pluralistic ignorance) Plural ignorance
- Pluralism: concept, varieties, and significance Pluralism
- Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia Plurinational Legislative Assembly
- Plutarch: Greek Biographer, Historian and Moral Essayist Plutarch
- Plutino (2:3 resonant Kuiper belt object) Plutino
- Pluto: the dwarf planet at the edge of the Solar System Pluto
- Pluto (Disney character) Pluto (Disney)
- Pluto (mythology)
- Plutocracy — government by the wealthy Plutocracy
- Plutoid (trans‑Neptunian dwarf planet) Plutoid
- Plutonism — the theory that igneous rocks form from Earth's internal heat Plutonism
- Plutonium
- Pluwig — municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Pluwig
- Plym Valley Railway
- Plymouth, Devon — coastal city and naval port in South West England Plymouth
- Plymouth (automobile brand) Plymouth (automobile)
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. — English professional football club Plymouth Argyle F.C.
- Plymouth Colony
- Plymouth Congregational Church (Lawrence, Kansas)
- Plymouth County, Iowa
- Plymouth County, Massachusetts: overview, history, and features Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Plymouth Rock: history, evidence, and its place in American memory Plymouth Rock
- Plymouth Sound: natural harbour and seaward gateway at Plymouth, England Plymouth Sound
- Plymouth, Indiana
- Plymouth, Iowa
- Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Plymouth, Minnesota
- Plymouth, Montserrat
- Plymouth, Washington (Benton County) Plymouth, Washington
- Plymouth, Wisconsin
- Plywood: manufactured wood panels made from cross‑layered veneers Plywood
- Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic Plzeň
- Plzeň Region
- Płock: Historic Vistula river city and regional center in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland Płock
- Płońsk — a regional town in Masovian Voivodeship, central Poland Płońsk
- Pnau: Australian electronic duo from Sydney Pnau
- PNC Arena: Raleigh's multipurpose sports and entertainment venue PNC Arena
- PNC Park — Pittsburgh's Major League Baseball Stadium PNC Park
- Pneumatics: Principles, Components, History and Common Uses Pneumatics
- Pneumoconiosis: chronic lung disease from inhaled mineral and dust particles Pneumoconiosis
- Pneumonia: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax (collapsed lung): causes, types, diagnosis and treatment Pneumothorax
- Pnictogen (Group 15) — nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, bismuth, moscovium Pnictogen
- Pnina Rosenblum — Israeli model, businesswoman and former politician Pnina Rosenblum
- Po (Kung Fu Panda) — fictional protagonist and the Dragon Warrior Po (Kung Fu Panda)
- Po (river, Italy) Po (river)
- Poa pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass): description, distribution and uses Poa pratensis
- Poaceae (Gramineae): the grass family Poaceae
- Poaching: illegal killing and capture of wildlife Poaching
- Poales: the order of grasses, sedges, bromeliads and related monocots Poales
- Poás Volcano National Park
- Poblet Monastery — Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet Poblet Monastery
- Pocahontas: her life, encounters with Jamestown, and legacy Pocahontas
- Pocahontas (1995 Disney animated film) Pocahontas (movie)
- Pocahontas County, Iowa
- Pocahontas County, West Virginia: geography, history, and attractions Pocahontas County, West Virginia
- Pocahontas, Arkansas
- Pocahontas, Iowa
- Pocahontas, Virginia
- Pocatello, Idaho
- Pocket (clothing): purpose, types, history and cultural notes Pocket
- Pocket Cube (2x2 Rubik's Cube variant) Pocket Cube
- Pocket God (mobile game) Pocket God
- Pocket gopher: burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae Pocket gopher
- Pocket watch: history, design, and cultural significance Pocket watch
- Pocketful of Sunshine (song)
- Pöcking — municipality in the Starnberg district of Bavaria Pöcking
- Pocking Solar Park — 10 MWp photovoltaic park in Lower Bavaria Pocking Solar Park in Germany
- Pocky — Japanese chocolate‑coated biscuit sticks Pocky
- Pocola, Oklahoma: Overview, History, and Community Profile Pocola, Oklahoma
- Pocono 400
- Pocoyo — Spanish children's animated television series Pocoyo
- Podari (commune, Dolj County, Romania) Podari
- Podcasting
- Podensac (Gironde, France) Podensac
- Podgorica — capital and largest city of Montenegro Podgorica
- Podkarpackie Voivodeship (Subcarpathian Voivodeship) Podkarpackie Voivodeship
- Podlaskie Voivodeship (Podlasie) — northeastern province of Poland Podlaskie Voivodeship
- Podocarpaceae: the Southern Hemisphere conifer family Podocarpaceae
- Poe Dameron
- Poekilopleuron — a Middle Jurassic megalosauroid dinosaur Poekilopleuron
- Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell
- Poet: role, forms, history, and notable traditions Poet
- Poet Laureate: Role, History and National Variations Poet laureate
- Poetic Justice (1993 film) Poetic Justice
- Poetry: forms, functions, and history Poetry
- Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey: Commemoration of British Writers Poets' Corner
- Poey-d'Oloron — commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, southwestern France Poey-d'Oloron
- Poey-de-Lescar
- Poëzat — commune in Allier, central France Poëzat
- Pogo — Indian children's television channel Pogo (TV channel)
- Pogradec District
- Pogrom — targeted ethnic and religious riots Pogrom
- Pohang, South Korea Pohang
- Pohang Steelers
- Pohela Boishakh — Bengali New Year Pohela Boishakh
- Pohjola: the northern realm of Finnish and Karelian myth Pohjola
- Pohlern — municipality in the Thun district, canton of Bern Pohlern
- Pohnpei (state of the Federated States of Micronesia) Pohnpei
- Pohuwato Regency
- Poi
- Poi: traditional taro paste of Polynesia and Hawaiʻi Poi (food)
- Poi spinning: technique, equipment, history and contemporary practice Poi spinning
- Poiana Mare — commune in Dolj County, Romania Poiana Mare
- Poiana Stampei — commune in Suceava County, Bukovina, Romania Poiana Stampei
- Poieni-Solca — commune in Suceava County, Romania Poieni-Solca
- Poillé-sur-Vègre — commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire Poillé-sur-Vègre
- Poilly-sur-Serein
- Poilly-sur-Tholon: a rural commune in the Yonne department, France Poilly-sur-Tholon
- Poincaré conjecture
- Poinsett County, Arkansas
- Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima): description, cultivation, and cultural significance Poinsettia
- Point (concept and uses) Point
- Point (geometry)
- Point (ice hockey)
- Point Alison, Alberta
- Point Break (1991 American action crime thriller film) Point Break
- Point Clear, Alabama
- Point guard (basketball position) Point guard
- Point Hicks (Victoria, Australia) Point Hicks
- Point Hope, Alaska (Tikiġaq): Inupiat Community on the Lisburne Peninsula Point Hope, Alaska
- Point mutation
- Point of view: perspectives in thought, language, and narrative Point of view
- Point Pelee National Park
- Point Place, Louisiana
- Point Pleasant, New Jersey — Borough overview Point Pleasant, New Jersey
- Point Pleasant, Ohio — Clermont County community and birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant Point Pleasant, Ohio
- Point Reyes Station, California
- Point Roberts, Washington: American exclave at the 49th parallel Point Roberts, Washington
- Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
- Pointe du Hoc — Normandy promontory and D‑Day Ranger assault Pointe du Hoc
- Pointe shoes: design, history, and role in classical ballet Pointe shoes
- Pointe-Noire (Republic of the Congo) Pointe-Noire
- Pointer (computer programming)
- Pointillism: technique, history, and artistic legacy Pointillism
- Poiroux — Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France Poiroux
- Poison: definition, types, mechanisms, and public health implications Poison
- Poison (American glam metal band) Poison (band)
- Poison (Rita Ora song)
- Poison dart frog — biology, toxicity, and conservation Poison dart frog
- Poison gas: properties, types, history, industrial uses, and safety Poison gas
- Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans): identification, effects, and prevention Poison ivy
- Poison Ivy (comics)
- Kristy Wallace (Poison Ivy) — Guitarist, Songwriter and Co‑founder of The Cramps Poison Ivy (musician)
- Poisson distribution
- Poisson's ratio
- Poitiers: Historic City in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Poitiers
- Poitou: historic province of west-central France Poitou
- Poitou-Charentes — former region of western France Poitou-Charentes
- Pojorâta — commune in Suceava County, Romania Pojorâta
- Pokémon (media franchise) Pokémon
- Pokémon (anime): history, format, characters, and cultural impact Pokémon (anime)
- Pokémon: The Video Game Series Pokémon (video game series)
- Pokémon Adventures (Pocket Monsters SPECIAL) Pokémon Adventures
- Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
- Pokémon Black and White (Nintendo DS) Pokémon Black and White
- Pokémon Channel
- Pokémon Colosseum (GameCube) — overview, gameplay, and legacy Pokémon Colosseum
- Pokémon crime organizations: an overview of villainous teams Pokémon crime organizations
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Generation IV) Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
- Pokémon Go: location-based augmented reality mobile game Pokémon Go
- Pokémon Gold and Silver — second-generation role‑playing games for Game Boy Color Pokémon Gold and Silver
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
- Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (2014 remakes) Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
- Pokémon Pinball (Game Boy Color pinball video game) Pokémon Pinball
- Pokémon Puzzle Challenge
- Pokémon Puzzle League — Nintendo 64 puzzle game Pokémon Puzzle League
- Pokémon Red and Blue: the original Generation I role-playing games Pokémon Red and Blue
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire — Generation III role-playing games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
- Pokémon Rumble (WiiWare) Pokémon Rumble
- Pokémon Snap
- Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Pokémon Sun and Moon
- Pokémon X and Y (2013 video games) Pokémon X and Y
- PokéPark Wii
- Poker: rules, variants, strategy and history Poker
- Poker Face — Lady Gaga (song) Poker Face
- Pokhara: Nepal’s Lakeside Gateway to the Annapurna Range Pokhara
- Pol de Mont: Flemish poet, journalist and cultural leader Pol de Mont
- Pol Pot (Saloth Sar): Leader of the Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Genocide Pol Pot
- Pol'and'Rock Festival (formerly Przystanek Woodstock) Pol'and'Rock Festival
- Polacanthus: Early Cretaceous armoured dinosaur from England Polacanthus
- Poland: Geography, History, Government, and Culture Poland
- Poland at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Poland at the Olympics: history, participation, and notable achievements Poland at the Olympics
- Poland national football team: history, players, and achievements Poland national football team
- Polans (Polanie): West Slavic tribe of Greater Poland Polans
- Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) Polar bear
- Polar bond
- Polar circle
- Polar climate: definition, characteristics, distribution and impacts Polar climate
- Polar coordinate system: definition, properties, and applications Polar coordinate system
- Polar low — mesoscale cyclones of the polar oceans Polar low
- Polar moment of inertia (polar second moment of area) Polar moment of inertia
- Polar night: prolonged winter darkness in Earth's polar regions Polar night
- Polar vortex: large-scale cyclonic circulation near Earth's poles Polar vortex
- Polaris — the North Star: identity, system, history and navigational role Polaris (star)
- Polaris Music Prize
- Polarity: physical and chemical orientation of opposing properties Polarity
- Polarization of Waves: Definition, Types, Causes, and Applications Polarization
- Polder: reclaimed low-lying land and its role in flood control Polder
- Poldine Demoski Carlo — Koyukon elder, author and Alaska Native leader Poldine Carlo
- Poldy Bird — Argentine writer and poet Poldy Bird
- Pole
- Pole position (motorsport) Pole position
- Pole Position (1982 arcade racing game) Pole Position (video game)
- Pole vault (track and field) Pole vault
- Polearm
- Polecat: overview, species, behavior, and relationship to ferrets and skunks Polecat
- Polemic: forceful argument and rhetorical controversy Polemic
- Poles: People, Language, Culture and Global Community Poles
- Polgár
- Policarpo Ribeiro de Oliveira
- Police: roles, organization, history and public functions Police
- Police Academy (film franchise and television adaptations) Police Academy
- Police action (military and political term) Police action
- Police car
- Police dog (K-9): roles, breeds, training, and duties Police dog
- Police impersonation: posing as law enforcement and its risks Police impersonation
- Police officer
- Police procedural
- Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Police Service of Northern Ireland
- Police state