The Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 2006 Handheld Edition, with nearly 25,000 entries that are ideally suited for PDAs, covers key topics that you encounter everyday: Arts, Business, Geography, History, Literature, Medicine, Philosophy, Politics, Science, Sports, and more. Watch and learn when topics come to life with more than 2,300 colorful maps and images that will improve your understanding of any subject. Whether you use it in the classroom, at home, or at the office, the Concise Encyclopedia provides quick answers to everyday questions.

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• A from A Coruña to azulejo
• B from B cell to Byzantine Empire
• C from C to Częstochowa
• D from Da Nang to Feliks Dzerzhinsky
• E from E. coli to Ezra
• F from F-15 to Fyodor III
• G from Gabar to gyroscope
• H from Ha Jin to Hywel Dda
• I from I Am movement to Aleksandr Izvolsky
• J from Jabal River to juvenile court
• K from K2 to Kyzylkum
• L from La Brea Tar Pits to lysosome
• M from M16 rifle to myxovirus
• N from NAACP to Nyoro
• O from Oahu to Ozu Yasujirō
• P from P-47 to python
• Q from Qadariya to Qwa Qwa
• R from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. to Ryukyu Islands
• S from SA to Wisława Szymborska
• T from T cell to Tzotzil
• U from U.S. News & World Report to Uzi submachine gun
• V from V-1 missile to Vytautas the Great
• W from W particle to George Wythe
• X from X ray to XYZ Affair
• Y from Y2K bug to Yunnan
• Z from Z particle to zymogen

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