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Petrovskoye / Philippines, Republic of the
Petrovskoye. Former name of Makhachkala, Russia.
Pettenkofer, Max Joseph von. (1818–1901) German chemist.
Pettersen, Suzann. (1981–) Norwegian professional golfer.
pettifog. Quibble over petty matters; legal trickery.
petty bourgeois. A small businessman; member of the lower-middle
class. In French, petit bourgeois.
peu à peu. (Fr.) “Little by little.”
Peugeot. French automobile.
peut-être. (Fr.) Perhaps.
Pevsner, Sir Nikolaus. (1902–1983) German-born British art historian.
pfennig. Former German coin worth one one-hundredth of a
mark.
PFLP. Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
PGA. (No apos.) Professional Golfers Association.
pH. Potential of hydrogen, a measure of acidity in a solution.
Phalange. Political party in Lebanon.
phalanx, pl. phalanxes/phalanges.
pharaoh. Not -oah.
pharmacopoeia. A book containing descriptions of medicines and
drugs.
phenomenon, pl. phenomena.
Phidias. (c. 498–c. 432 bc) Greek sculptor, responsible for all or part
of the Parthenon.
philanderer. An unfaithful person.
Philip Morris. U.S. tobacco and diversified products company.
Philippi. Ancient city in Macedonia.
Philippians. Book of the New Testament.
philippic. A verbal denunciation.
Philippine Sea.
Philippines, Republic of the. Note -l-, -pp-. Island state in the Pacific
Ocean; capital Manila. A person from the Philippines is a Filipino