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- Detergent (cleaning agent) Detergent
- Determinant (linear algebra concept) Determinant
- Determiner (linguistics) Determiner
- Determinism: philosophical and scientific perspectives Determinism
- Deterministic algorithm: definition, properties, examples and contrasts Deterministic algorithm
- Deterrence (legal): concept, types, history, and critiques Deterrence (legal)
- Detmold — City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Detmold
- Detmold Government Region (Regierungsbezirk Detmold) Detmold Government Region
- Detonation (explosive shock wave) Detonation
- Detour (1945 film) Detour (1945 movie)
- Detritivore: organisms that consume and break down dead organic matter Detritivore
- Detritus: non-living organic particulate matter in ecosystems Detritus
- Detroit: an overview of the city's history, geography, economy, and culture Detroit
- Detroit Grand Prix: history and characteristics of the Detroit street race Detroit Grand Prix
- Detroit Lakes, Minnesota: lakeside city and county seat in northwest Minnesota Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
- Detroit Lions
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) overview and facilities Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
- Detroit Pistons
- Detroit Red Wings
- Detroit River — international waterway linking Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie Detroit River
- Detroit Tigers
- Detroit Wolverines (19th‑century National League baseball club) Detroit Wolverines
- Detroit, Alabama
- Detroit, Illinois
- Detsl (Kirill Tolmatsky): Russian hip hop artist and cultural figure Detsl
- Dettelbach — historic town on the Main in Lower Franconia, Bavaria Dettelbach
- Dettmar Cramer: German football coach and two-time European Cup winner Dettmar Cramer
- Deuce (Jimmy Reiher Jr.) — American professional wrestler Deuce (wrestler)
- Deuel County, Nebraska
- Deuel County, South Dakota: Overview, History, and Local Character Deuel County, South Dakota
- Deuillet (Aisne, France) Deuillet
- dEUS — Belgian alternative rock band from Antwerp Deus (band)
- Deus Ex — 2000 cyberpunk action RPG and immersive-sim video game Deus Ex (video game)
- Deus ex machina: origin, function, criticism, and modern examples Deus ex machina
- Deuterium: Characteristics, Natural Occurrence, and Applications Deuterium
- Deuterocanonical books the books only exist in Greek language manuscripts
- Deuteronomy
- Deuterostomes Deuterostome
- Deutsche Bahn (DB) — Germany's national railway operator Deutsche Bahn
- Deutsche Bank: overview, structure, history and global role Deutsche Bank
- Deutsche Bank Twin Towers (Frankfurt): Twin 155 m Corporate Headquarters Deutsche Bank Twin Towers
- Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) Deutsche Eishockey Liga
- Deutsche Mark
- Deutsche Reichspartei: post‑war German nationalist party (1946–1964) Deutsche Reichspartei
- Deutsche Welle (DW): Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle
- Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN) Deutsches Institut für Normung
- Deutschland Tour
- Deutschlandlied: history, structure, and role of Germany’s national song Deutschlandlied
- Deutschlandsberg, Austria Deutschlandsberg
- Deutschlandsberg District (Bezirk Deutschlandsberg), Styria, Austria Deutschlandsberg District
- Deux-Chaises: commune in the Allier department of central France Deux-Chaises
- Deux-Évailles (former commune in Mayenne, France) Deux-Évailles
- Deux-Jumeaux — commune in Calvados, Normandy Deux-Jumeaux
- Deux-Sèvres: geography, history and cultural highlights Deux-Sèvres
- Dev (singer) — American electropop artist and collaborator Dev (singer)
- Dev Anand: Indian film actor, writer, director and producer (1923–2011) Dev Anand
- Dev Hynes (Lightspeed Champion / Blood Orange) Dev Hynes
- Dev Patel — British Actor Known for Slumdog Millionaire and Lion Dev Patel
- Devabhuti — last king of the Shunga dynasty (reign c. 83–73 BCE) Devabhuti
- Deval Patrick
- Deval Patrick 2020 presidential campaign
- DeValls Bluff, Arkansas
- Devan Dubnyk — Canadian NHL Goaltender Devan Dubnyk
- Devanagari: script, structure, history and modern use Devanagari
- Devanand Konwar — Indian state governor (1943–2020) Devanand Konwar
- Develier — municipality in the Delémont district, Jura, Switzerland Develier
- Developed country
- Developing country
- Development: concepts, types, history, and applications Development
- Development Economics: Theory, Indicators, Policies, and Debates Development economics
- Development of the New Testament canon
- Development regions of Nepal
- Development regions of the Dominican Republic
- Developmental Biology: Growth, Patterning, and Differentiation in Living Organisms Developmental biology
- Developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia) Developmental coordination disorder
- Developmental psychology: study of psychological change across the lifespan Developmental psychology
- Developmentalism (economic strategy) Developmentalism
- Deventer: Dutch river city with medieval heritage Deventer
- Devesset — a rural commune in Ardèche, southern France Devesset
- Devi: the Hindu goddess — concept, principal forms, and worship Devi
- Device: meanings, types, and uses across technology, rhetoric, and culture Device
- Device controller (hardware interface for I/O devices) Device controller
- Device driver: software that connects an operating system to hardware Device driver
- Devil: concept, origins, and cultural roles Devil
- Devil in Islam: Iblīs, Shayṭān and Islamic perspectives Devil (Islam)
- Devil in a Blue Dress (1995 film) Devil in a Blue Dress
- Devil May Cry — action hack-and-slash video game series Devil May Cry
- Devil May Cry 4
- Deviled eggs Deviled egg
- Devin Hester
- Devin Nunes
- Devin Setoguchi
- Devipatan division (Uttar Pradesh, India) Devipatan division
- Devo: American New Wave Band and Multimedia Art Collective Devo
- Devol, Oklahoma
- Devoll District (Albania) Devoll District
- Devolution: transfer of powers from central to regional governments Devolution
- Devon (county in southwest England) Devon
- Devon Island — Canada's largest uninhabited island Devon Island
- Devon Rex (cat breed) Devon Rex
- Devon Werkheiser: American actor, singer-songwriter and voice artist Devon Werkheiser
- Devonian Period (about 419–359 million years ago) Devonian
- Devonport, Tasmania — northern coastal city and transport gateway Devonport, Tasmania
- Devons Road DLR station, Bromley-by-Bow Devons Road DLR station
- DeVry University
- Dew: Formation, Characteristics, Uses and Cultural Significance Dew
- Dew point — atmospheric moisture and its measurement Dew point
- Dew Process — Australian independent record label Dew Process
- Dewa Province — historical province of northern Honshū Dewa Province
- Dewal Manal (Union Council, Abbottabad District) Dewal Manal
- Dewan Rakyat — Malaysia's House of Representatives Dewan Rakyat
- Dewar, Oklahoma
- Dewey County, Oklahoma
- Dewey County, South Dakota
- Dewey Decimal System (Dewey Decimal Classification) Dewey Decimal System
- Dewey Defeats Truman — the Chicago Tribune's famous 1948 headline error Dewey Defeats Truman
- Dewey, Oklahoma
- DeWitt Clinton — New York statesman and proponent of the Erie Canal DeWitt Clinton
- DeWitt Clinton Cregier: 19th-Century Mayor of Chicago DeWitt Clinton Cregier
- DeWitt County, Illinois — history, geography, communities and features DeWitt County, Illinois
- DeWitt County, Texas: history, geography, and local life DeWitt County, Texas
- DeWitt, Arkansas — City and county seat in the Arkansas Delta DeWitt, Arkansas
- DeWitt, Illinois
- Dewlap: the throat fold in animals and its functions Dewlap
- Dexter (TV series)
- Dexter Gordon
- Dexter in the Dark
- Dexter, Iowa
- Dexter's Laboratory
- Dextromethorphan
- Dez Bryant
- Dezej (Dizec) — city in Iran's Kurdistan Province Dezej
- Dezső Czigány — Hungarian modernist painter (1883–1937) Dezső Czigány
- Dezső Tandori — Hungarian writer, poet and translator Dezső Tandori
- DFB-Pokal (German national football cup) DFB-Pokal
- DFL-Supercup (German Super Cup) DFL-Supercup
- DGM Barbados Open
- Dhaghano Bozdar
- Dhaka — Capital of Bangladesh Dhaka
- Dhaka District
- Dhaka Division (Bangladesh) Dhaka Division
- Dhakeshwari Temple: Bangladesh’s National Hindu Temple Dhakeshwari Temple
- Dhallywood: The Bangladeshi Film Industry Centered in Dhaka Dhallywood
- Dhammapada — Verses attributed to the Buddha Dhammapada
- Dhamrai Jagannath Roth
- Dhamtour (Dhamtor) — village and union council near Abbottabad, Pakistan Dhamtour
- Dhankuta: hill town and administrative center in eastern Nepal Dhankuta
- Dhankuta District, Nepal — Eastern hill district and administrative center Dhankuta District
- Dhanteras: festival of wealth, health and the opening day of Diwali Dhanteras
- Dhar / Dar (surname) Dhar (surname)
- Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh Dhar district
- Dharahara (Bhimsen Tower) — landmark tower of Kathmandu Dharahara
- Dharamshala — Hill station, winter capital and Tibetan exile center Dharamshala
- Dharius (Alan Alejandro Maldonado Tamez) — Mexican rapper and former Cartel de Santa member Dharius
- Dharma (Dhamma): principle of duty, law, and right conduct Dharma
- Dharma (Buddhism): Meaning, Teachings, and Role in Practice Dharma (Buddhism)
- Dharma & Greg (American sitcom) Dharma & Greg
- Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu Dharmapuri district
- Dharmapuri taluk, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu Dharmapuri taluk
- Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu: overview, geography, economy and landmarks Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu
- Dharmasena Pathiraja — Sri Lankan filmmaker, screenwriter and educator Dharmasena Pathiraja
- Dharmendra — Indian film actor and former parliamentarian Dharmendra
- Dhatki (Dhati, Thari): a Rajasthani sociolect Dhatki language
- Dhaulagiri: Himalayan massif and its principal peak Dhaulagiri
- Dhawalagiri Zone — former administrative region of Nepal Dhawalagiri Zone
- Dheeran Chinnamalai: Kongu chieftain and leader of anti‑colonial resistance Dheeran Chinnamalai
- Dheri — town and union council in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dheri
- Dhi Qar Governorate (Iraq) Dhi Qar Governorate
- Dhikr: The Islamic Practice of Remembrance Dhikr
- Dhiraj Choudhury: Indian Painter and Exhibitor (1936–2018) Dhiraj Choudhury
- Dhirkot — town and tehsil in Bagh District, Azad Kashmir Dhirkot
- Dhoby Ghaut MRT station
- Dhok Padhal — a village in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan Dhok Padhal
- Dhole (Cuon alpinus) — the Asiatic wild dog Dhole
- Dhoom (2004) — Indian action thriller and the start of a franchise Dhoom
- Dhoom 2 (2006 Indian action thriller film) Dhoom 2
- Dhoti — traditional South Asian men's garment Dhoti
- Dhow — Traditional Arab Sailing Vessel Dhow
- Dhuizel (commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France) Dhuizel
- Dhulbahante Garaadship: traditional monarchy of the Dhulbahante clan Dhulbahante garaadship
- Dhund Abbasi — a subtribe of the Abbasi in northern Pakistan Dhund Abbasi
- Dhuys-et-Morin-en-Brie
- Dhyan Chand — Indian field hockey legend Dhyan Chand
- Dia — open-source diagram editor Dia
- Dia (S/2000 J 11): an irregular prograde moon of Jupiter Dia (moon)
- Diabase (dolerite, microgabbro): composition, formation, and uses Diabase
- Diabetes insipidus: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment Diabetes insipidus
- Diabetes mellitus a condition that results from lack of the hormone insulin in a person's blood
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Diabetic retinopathy — causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention Diabetic retinopathy
- Diablada — Andean ceremonial dance of devils and archangels Diablada
- Diablo (video game) — overview, gameplay, history and legacy Diablo (video game)
- Diablo Grande, California: gated community and census-designated place Diablo Grande, California
- Diablo II (action role-playing video game) Diablo II
- Diabolus in Musica (Slayer album) Diabolus in Musica
- Diacritic: marks that modify letters and pronunciation Diacritic
- Diaeresis (diacritical mark) Diaeresis
- Diagnosis: Definition, Process, and Applications Diagnosis
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Diagonal: definition, properties, counting and applications Diagonal
- Diagonal, Iowa
- Diagram — Visual representations of relationships, systems, and data Diagram
- Diagramming software: tools for creating structured visual representations Diagramming software
- Diahann Carroll — Actress, Singer and Cultural Trailblazer Diahann Carroll
- Dial
- Dial M for Murder (1954 film) Dial M for Murder
- Dial-up Internet access Dial-up
- Dialan sur Chaîne
- Dialect (linguistics) Dialect
- Dialect Continuum: Gradual Variation and Mutual Intelligibility Across Regions Dialect continuum
- Dialectic: Method, History, and Applications in Philosophy Dialectic
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Overview, Components, and Uses Dialectical behavior therapy
- Dialog system (conversational agent) Dialog system
- Dialogue: conversation, rhetorical and literary form Dialogue
- Dialysis: purpose, types, how it works, history and limitations Dialysis
- Diamagnetism: Weak magnetic repulsion and its physical basis Diamagnetism
- Diamantina River: Inland watercourse of Central West Queensland and its tributaries Diamantina River
- Diamantinasaurus — a titanosaurian sauropod from Early Cretaceous Australia Diamantinasaurus
- Diameter (geometry and metric concept) Diameter
- Diamir District
- Diamond (mineral, gem, and industrial material) Diamond
- Diamond City, Arkansas — lakeside community in the Ozark region Diamond City, Arkansas
- Diamond Dallas Page
- Diamond Jubilee
- Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II (2012) Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II
- Diamond Princess (cruise ship) Diamond Princess (ship)
- Diamond Skulls (1989 film) Diamond Skulls
- Diamond, Illinois
- Diamondback rattlesnake
- Diamonds (Rihanna song) Diamonds (song)
- Diamonds and Toads — Perrault’s tale of reward and retribution Diamonds and Toads
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971 film) Diamonds Are Forever (movie)
- Dian Fossey: life and work protecting mountain gorillas Dian Fossey
- Diana (2013 film) Diana (movie)
- Diana — Roman goddess of the hunt, moon, and chastity Diana (mythology)
- Diana Athill: British literary editor, novelist and memoirist Diana Athill
- Diana Barrymore: American actress of the Barrymore family (1921–1960) Diana Barrymore
- Diana Bolocco: Chilean journalist and television presenter Diana Bolocco
- Diana Burrell: English Composer, Educator and Festival Director Diana Burrell
- Diana DeGarmo — American singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress Diana DeGarmo
- Diana Dors: British actress and mid-20th-century cultural figure Diana Dors
- Diana Douglas (Diana Love Dill) — Bermudian‑born American actress Diana Douglas
- Diana E. H. Russell — feminist researcher and activist on violence against women Diana E. H. Russell
- Diana E. Murphy
- Diana Garrigosa: Spanish economist, teacher and Alzheimer's advocate Diana Garrigosa
- Diana Krall: Canadian Jazz Singer, Pianist, and Interpreter of Standards Diana Krall
- Diana Lynn
- Diana Mitford (Lady Mosley) — British socialite and political activist Diana Mitford
- Diana Reyes — Mexican duranguense singer Diana Reyes
- Diana Rigg (1938–2020): English stage and screen actress Diana Rigg
- Diana Ross: Singer, Actress, and Cultural Icon Diana Ross
- Diana Sands: American Stage and Screen Actress (1934–1973) Diana Sands
- Diana Serra Cary (Baby Peggy) — Silent Film Child Star, Author, and Historian Diana Serra Cary
- Diana Silvers
- Diana Sowle — American actress best known for Willy Wonka role and video game voice work Diana Sowle
- Diana Vickers
- Diana Wynne Jones: life and work of a British fantasy writer Diana Wynne Jones
- Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) Diana, Princess of Wales
- Diana's Peak — highest point of Saint Helena Diana's Peak
- Diane Abbott: British MP and the first Black woman elected to the UK Parliament Diane Abbott
- Diane Birch
- Diane Black: Republican U.S. Representative and Tennessee Politician Diane Black
- Diane Cilento
- Diane de Poitiers — 16th‑century French noblewoman and royal favourite Diane de Poitiers
- Diane Keaton
- Diane Kruger
- Diane Ladd: career overview and legacy Diane Ladd
- Diane Lane: American Film Actress and Career Overview Diane Lane
- Diane Larsen-Freeman an American linguist
- Diane Loeffler — Minnesota legislator and health policy professional Diane Loeffler
- Diane Neal
- Diane Sawyer: American broadcast journalist and television anchor Diane Sawyer
- Diane Varsi
- Diane Von Hoffman (Phyllis Burch) — American Professional Wrestler Diane Von Hoffman
- Diane Watson: American politician, educator and diplomat Diane Watson
- Dianetics: origins, practices, and reception Dianetics
- Dianna Agron — American actress and singer Dianna Agron
- Dianne Feinstein: U.S. Senator, Former San Francisco Mayor, and Legislative Leader Dianne Feinstein
- Dianne Oxberry
- Dianne Wiest — American actress, two-time Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest
- Dianthus — carnations, pinks and Sweet William Dianthus
- Dianthus armeria (Deptford pink) — the small grass pink wildflower Dianthus armeria
- Dianthus superbus (Large Pink): description, habitat, cultivation, and uses Dianthus superbus
- Diapause: adaptive developmental arrest in animals Diapause
- Diaper (Nappy): Types, Materials, Uses, Care, and Cultural Notes Diaper
- Diaphragm (mammalian respiratory muscle) Diaphragm
- Diapsid: reptiles with two temporal skull openings Diapsid
- Diarchy (Dyarchy): Shared Rule by Two Leaders — Forms, History, and Examples Diarchy
- Diarrhea: overview, causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention Diarrhea
- Diary — personal record, history, forms and uses Diary
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005 film) Diary of a Mad Black Woman
- Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970 film) Diary of a Mad Housewife
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid (movie)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book series) Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)
- Diaspora: communities dispersed from ancestral homelands Diaspora
- Diastase: the amylase enzymes that break down starch Diastase
- Diastema: dental gaps in humans and other vertebrates Diastema
- Diastereomer: definition, properties, examples, and significance Diastereomer
- Diastole: the heart's relaxation and filling phase — physiology and clinical importance Diastole
- Diatom — silica-walled algae central to aquatic ecosystems Diatom