[U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual]
[Chapter 4 - Capitalization examples]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                       4. CAPITALIZATION EXAMPLES

 (Based on the rules in the preceding chapter, ``Capitalization Rules'')

A-bomb
abstract B, 1, etc.
Academy:
  Air Force; the Academy
  Andover; the academy
  Coast Guard; the Academy
  Merchant Marine; the Academy
  Military; the Academy
  National Academy of Sciences; the Academy of Sciences; the academy
  Naval; the Academy
  but service academies
accord, Paris peace (see Agreement)
accords, Helsinki
Act (Federal, State, or foreign),  short or popular title or with 
        number; the act:
  Appropriation
  Classification
  Economy
  Flood Control
  Lend-Lease Act; but lend-lease materials, etc.
  National Teacher Corps
  Organic Act of Virgin Islands
  Panama Canal
  Pay
  Public Act 145 (see also Public Act)
  Revenue
  River and Harbor Act of 1996
  Selective Training and Service
  Stock Piling
  Tariff
  Trademark
  Walsh-Healey Act; but Walsh-Healey law (or bill)
act, labor-management relations
Acting, if part of capitalized title
ACTION (independent Federal agency)\1\
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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Adjutant General, the (see The)
Administration, with name; capitalized standing alone if Federal unit:
  Farmers Home
  Food and Drug
  Maritime
  Veterans' (follow apostrophe)
  but Reagan administration; administration bill, policy, etc.
Administrative Law Judge Davis; Judge Davis; an administrative law judge
Administrator of Veterans' Affairs; the Administrator
Admiralty, British, etc.
Admiralty, Lord of the
Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF)
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adviser, Legal (Department of State)
Africa:
  east
  East Coast
  north
  South
  South-West (Territory of)
  West Coast
African-American (see Black)
Agency, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to 
    Federal unit:
  Central Intelligence; the Agency
  Chippewa (Indian); the agency
agent orange
Ages:
  Age of Discovery
  Dark Ages
  Elizabethan Age
  Golden Age (of Pericles only)
  Middle Ages
  but atomic age; Cambrian age; copper age; ice age; missile age; rocket 
    age; space age; stone age; etc.
Agreement, with name; the agreement:
  General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); the general agreement
  International Wheat Agreement; the wheat agreement; the coffee 
    agreement
  North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
  Status of Forces; but status-of-forces agreements
  United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement; the free-trade agreement
  but the Geneva agreement; the Potsdam agreement; Paris peace agreement
Air Force:
  Air National Guard (see National)
  Base (with name); Air Force base (see Base; Station)
  Civil Air Patrol; Civil Patrol; the patrol
  Command (see Command)

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  One (Presidential plane)
  Reserve
  Reserve Officers' Training Corps
  WAF (see Women in the Air Force)
Airport: La Guardia; Reagan National; the airport
Alaska Native (collective term for Aleuts, Eskimos, and Indians of 
    Alaska): the Native; but a native of Alaska, Ohio, etc.
Alliance, Farmers', etc.; the alliance
Alliance for Progress; the Alliance
Alliance for Progress Program
alliances and coalitions (see also powers):
  Allied Powers; the powers (World Wars)
  Atlantic alliance
  Axis, the; Axis Powers; the powers
  Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
  Big Four (European); of the Pacific
  Big Three
  Central Powers; the powers (World War I)
  European Economic Community (see also Common Market)
  Fritalux (France, Italy, Benelux countries)
  North Atlantic Treaty Organization (see Organization)
  Western Powers
  Western Union (powers); the union
Allied (World Wars I and II):
  armies
  Governments
  Nations
  peoples
  Powers; the powers; but European powers
  Supreme Allied Commander
Allies, the (World Wars I and II); also members of Western bloc 
    (political entity); but our allies; weaker allies, etc.
Alzheimer's disease
Ambassador:
  British, etc.; the Ambassador; the Senior Ambassador; His Excellency
  Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; the Ambassador; Ambassador at 
    Large; an ambassador
amendment:
  Social Security Amendments of 1954; 1954 amendments; the Social 
    Security amendments; the amendments
  Baker amendment
  to the Constitution (U.S.); first amendment, 14th amendment, etc.
American:
  Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-
    CIO); the federation
  Gold Star Mothers, Inc.; Gold Star Mothers; a Mother
  Legion (see Legion)
  National Red Cross; the Red Cross
  Veterans of World War II (AMVETS)
  War Mothers; War Mothers; a Mother
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
AmeriCorps Program
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; a Mason; a Freemason
Annex, if part of name of building; the annex
ANSI Z39.50
Antarctic Ocean (see Arctic; Ocean)
appellations:
  Bay State (Massachusetts)
  Big Four (powers, railroad, etc.)
  City of Churches (Brooklyn)
  Fair Deal
  Great Depression
  Great Society
  Holocaust
  Keystone State (Pennsylvania)
  New Deal
  New Federalism
  New Frontier
  the Hub (Boston)
  Third World
appendix 1, A, II, etc.; the appendix; but Appendix II, when part of 
    title: Appendix II: \2\ Education Directory
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AppleShare
AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol (AARP)
appropriation bill  (see also bill):
  deficiency
  Department of Agriculture
  for any governmental unit
  independent offices
aquaculture; acquiculture
Arab States
Arabic numerals
Arboretum, National; the Arboretum
Archipelago, Philippine, etc.; the archipelago
Architect of the Capitol; the Architect
Archivist of the United States; the Archivist
Arctic:
  Circle
  Current (see Current)
  Ocean
  zone
  but subarctic
arctic  (descriptive adjective):
  clothing
  conditions
  fox
  grass
  night
  seas
Arctics, the
Area, if part of name; the area:
  Cape Hatteras Recreational
  White Pass Recreation; etc.

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Area--Continued
  but area 2; free trade area; Metropolitan Washington area; bay area; 
    nonsmoking area
Arlington:
  Memorial Amphitheater; the Memorial Amphitheater; the amphitheater
  Memorial Bridge (see Bridge)
  National Cemetery (see Cemetery)
Arm, Cavalry, Infantry, etc. (military); the arm
Armed Forces (synonym for overall Military Establishment); British Armed 
    Forces; the Armed Forces of the United States
armed services
armistice
Armory, Springfield, etc.; the armory
Army, American or foreign, if part of name; capitalized standing alone 
    only if referring to U.S. Army:
  Active; Active-Duty
  Adjutant General, the
  All-Volunteer
  Band (see Band)
  branches; Gordon Highlanders; Royal Guards; etc.
  Brigade, 1st, etc.; the brigade; Robinson's brigade
  Command (see Command)
  Command and General Staff College (see College)
  Company A; A Company; the company
  Confederate (referring to Southern Confederacy); the Confederates
  Continental; Continentals
  Corps (see Corps)
  District of Washington (military); the district
  Division, 1st, etc.; the division
  Engineers (the Corps of Engineers); the Engineers; but Army engineer
  Establishment
  Field Establishment
  Field Forces (see Forces)
  Finance Department; the Department
  1st, etc.
  General of the Army; but the general
  General Staff; the Staff
  Headquarters, 1st Regiment
  Headquarters of the; the headquarters
  Hospital Corps (see Corps)
  Medical Museum (see Museum)
  Organized Reserves; the Reserves
  Regiment, 1st, etc.; the regiment
  Regular Army officer; a Regular
  Revolutionary (American, British, French, etc.)
  service
  Surgeon General, the (see Surgeon General)
  Volunteer; the Volunteers; a Volunteer
army:
  Lee's army; but Clark's 5th Army
  mobile
  mule, shoe, etc.
  of occupation; occupation army
  Red
Arsenal, Rock Island, etc.; the arsenal
article 15; but Article 15, when part of title: Article 15: Uniform Code 
    of Military Justice
Articles
  of Confederation (U.S.)
  of Impeachment; the articles
Assembly of New York; the assembly (see also Legislative Assembly)
Assembly (see United Nations)
Assistant, if part of capitalized title; the assistant
assistant, Presidential (see Presidential)
Assistant Secretary (see Secretary)
Associate Justice (see Supreme Court)
Association, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to 
    Federal unit:
  American Association for the Advancement of Science; the association
  Federal National Mortgage (Fannie Mae); the Association
  Young Women's Christian; the association
Astrophysical Observatory (see Observatory)
Asynchronous Balanced Mode (ABM)
Atlantic:
  Charter (see Charter)
  coast
  community
  Coast States
  Destroyer Flotilla; the destroyer flotilla; the flotilla
  Fleet (see Fleet)
  mid-Atlantic
  North
  Pact (see Pact)
  seaboard
  slope
  South
  time, standard time (see time)
  but cisatlantic; transatlantic
Attorney General (U.S. or foreign country); but attorney general of 
    Maine, etc.
attorney, U.S.
Authority, capitalized standing alone if referring to Federal unit:
  National Shipping; the Authority
  Port of New York; the port authority; the authority
  St. Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada; the authority
  Tennessee Valley; the Authority
Auto Train (Amtrak)
autumn
Avenue, Constitution, etc.; the avenue
Award: Academy, Distinguished Service, Merit, Mother of the Year, etc.; 
    the award (see also decorations, etc.)
Axis, the (see alliances)
Ayatollah

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Badlands (SD and NE)
Balkan States (see States)
Baltic States (see States)
Band, if part of name; the band:
  Army, Marine, Navy
  Eastern, etc. (of Cherokee Indians)
Bank, if part of name; the bank; capitalized standing alone if referring 
    to international bank:
  Export-Import Bank of the United States; Ex-Im Bank; the Bank
  Farm Loan Bank of Dallas; Dallas Farm Loan Bank; farm loan bank; farm 
    loan bank at Dallas
  Farmers & Mechanics, etc.
  Federal home loan bank at Cumberland
  Federal Land Bank of Louisville; Louisville Federal Land Bank; land 
    bank at Louisville; Federal land bank
  Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Richmond Federal Reserve Bank; but 
    Reserve bank at Richmond; Federal Reserve bank; Reserve bank; 
    Reserve city
  First National, etc.
  German Central; the Bank
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the Bank
  International Monetary; the Bank
  International World; the Bank
  but blood bank, central reserve, soil bank
Bar, if part of name; Maryland (State) Bar Association; Maryland (State) 
    bar; the State bar; the bar association
Barracks, if part of name; the barracks:
  Carlisle
  Disciplinary (Leavenworth)
  Marine (District of Columbia)
  but A barracks; barracks A; etc.
Base, Andrews Air Force; Air Force base; the base (see also Naval); but 
    Sandia Base
Basin (see geographic terms)
Battery, the (New York City)
Battle, if part of name; the battle:
  of Gettysburg; but battle at Gettysburg; etc.
  of the Bulge; of the Marne; of the Wilderness; of Waterloo; etc.
battlefield, Bull Run, etc.
battleground, Manassas, etc.
Bay, San Francisco Bay area; the bay area
Belt, if part of name; the belt:
  Bible
  Corn
  Cotton
  Dairy
  Farm
  Ice
  Oil
  Rust
  Sun
  Wheat
  but money belt
Beltway, capitalized with name; the beltway
Bench (see Supreme Bench)
Benelux (see alliances)
Bible; Biblical; Scriptures; Ten Commandments; etc. (see also book)
Bible Belt (see Belt)
Bicentennial
  Commission; the Commission
  the Bicentennial
  celebration, ceremony
  State bicentennial
  a bicentennial (general sense)
bill, Kiess; Senate bill 217; House bill 31 (see also appropriation 
    bill)
Bill of Rights (historic document); but GI bill of rights
Bizonia; bizonal; bizone
Black (synonym for African-American)
Black Caucus (see Congressional)
bloc (see Western)
block (grants)
Bluegrass region, etc.
B'nai B'rith
Board, if part of name; capitalized standing alone only if referring to 
    Federal or international board:
  Employees' Compensation Appeals
  Federal Maritime
  Federal Reserve (see Federal)
  General (Navy)
  Loyalty Review
  Macy Board, etc. (Federal board with name of person)
  Military Production and Supply (NATO)
  National Labor Relations
  of Directors (Federal unit); but board of directors (nongovernmental)
  of Health of Montgomery County; Montgomery County Board of Health; the 
    board of health; the board
  of Managers (of the Soldiers' Home)
  of Regents (Smithsonian)
  of Visitors (Military and Naval Academies)
  on Geographic Names
  Railroad Retirement
Bolshevik; Bolsheviki (collective plural); Bolshevist; bolshevism
bond:
  Government
  savings
  series EE
  Treasury
  war
book:
  books of the Bible
  First Book of Samuel; etc.
  Good Book (synonym for Bible)
book 1, I, etc.; but Book 1, when part of title: Book 1: The Golden 
    Legend
Boolean logic
Boolean operator
Boolean search
Border Patrol (U.S.)
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Borough, if part of name: Borough of the Bronx; the borough
Botanic Garden (National); the garden (not Botanical Gardens)
Bowl, Dust, Ice, Rose, etc.; the bowl
Boxer Rebellion (see Rebellion)
Boy Scouts (the organization); a Boy Scout; a Scout; Scouting; Eagle 
    Scout; Explorer Scout
Branch, if part of name; capitalized standing alone only if referring to 
    a Federal unit:
  Accounts Branch
  Public Buildings Branch
  but executive, judicial, or legislative branch
Bridge, if part of name; the bridge:
  Arlington Memorial; Memorial
  Francis Scott Key; Key
  M Street
  but Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge
Brother(s) (adherent of religious order)
Budget of the United States (publication); the Budget (Office implied); 
    the budget
budget:
  department
  estimate
  Federal
  message
  performance-type
  President's
Building, if part of name; the building:
  Capitol (see Capitol Building)
  Colorado
  House (or Senate) Office
  Investment
  New House (or Senate) Office
  Old House Office
  Pentagon
  the National Archives; the Archives
  Treasury; Treasury Annex
bulletin board service (BBS)
Bulletin 420; Farmers' Bulletin No. 420
Bureau, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to 
    Federal or international unit:
  of Customs (name changed to U.S. Customs Service)
  of Engraving and Printing
  of Indian Affairs
  of Social Hygiene, New York; the bureau; etc.

C-SPAN
Cabinet, American or foreign, if part of name or standing alone (see 
    also foreign cabinets):
  British Cabinet; the Cabinet
  the President's Cabinet; the Cabinet; Cabinet officer, member
cache
Calendar, if part of name; the calendar:
  Consent; etc.
  House
  No. 99; Calendars Nos. 1 and 2
  of Bills and Resolutions
  Private
Calendar--Continued
  Senate
  Unanimous Consent
  Union
  Wednesday (legislative)
Cambrian age (see Ages)
Camp Lejeune; David, etc.; the camp
Canal, with name; the canal:
  Cross-Florida Barge
  Isthmian
  Panama
  Zone (Isthmian); the zone (see also Government)
Cape (see geographic terms)
Capital, Capital City, National Capital (Washington, DC); but the 
    capital (State)
Capitol Building (with State name); the capitol
Capitol, the (Washington, DC):
  Architect of
  Building
  caucus room
  Chamber
  Cloakroom
  dome
  Grounds
  Halls (House and Senate)
  Halls of Congress
  Hill; the Hill
  Police (see Police)
  Power Plant
  Prayer Room
  Press Gallery, etc.
  rotunda
  Senate wing
  stationery room
  Statuary Hall
  the well (House or Senate)
  west front
catch-22
caucus: Republican; but Black Caucus (incorporated name); Sun Belt 
    Caucus; Decimal Caucus
CD-ROM
Cemetery, if part of name: Arlington National; the cemetery
Census:
  Nineteenth Decennial (title); Nineteenth Census (title); the census
  1980 census
  1980 Census of Agriculture; the census of agriculture; the census
  the 14th and subsequent decennial censuses
Center, if part of name; the Center (Federal); the center (non-Federal):
  Agricultural Research, etc.; the Center (Federal)
  Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; the Kennedy Center; the Center 
    (Federal)
  the Lincoln Center; the center (non-Federal)
central Asia, etc.
Central America
Central Europe
central processing unit (CPU)

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Central States
central time (see time)
century, first, 21st, etc.
Chair, the, if personified
Chairman:
  of the Board of Directors; the Chairman (Federal); but chairman of the 
    board of directors (non-Federal)
  of the Committee of the Whole House; the Chairman
  of the Federal Trade Commission; the Chairman
chairman (congressional):
  of the Appropriations Committee
  of the Subcommittee on Banking
  but Chairman Davis
Chamber of Commerce; the chamber:
  of Ada; Ada Chamber of Commerce; the chamber of commerce
  of the United States; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; the chamber of 
    commerce; national chamber
Chamber, the (Senate or House)
channel 3 (TV); the channel
Chaplain (House or Senate); but Navy chaplain
chapter 5, II, etc.; but Chapter 5, when part of title: Chapter 5: 
    Research and Development; Washington chapter, Red Cross
Charge d'Affaires, British, etc.; the Charge d'Affaires; the Charge
chart 2, A, II, etc.; but Chart 2, when part of legend: Chart 2.--Army 
    strength
Charter, capitalized with name; the charter:
  Atlantic
  United Nations
cheese: Camembert, Cheddar, Parmesan, Provolone, Roquefort, etc.
Chief, if referring to head of Federal unit; the Chief:
  Forester (see Forester)
  Intelligence Office
  Justice (U.S. Supreme Court); but chief justice (of a State)
  Magistrate (the President)
  of Division of Publications
  of Engineers (Army)
  of Naval Operations
  of Staff
Chief Clerk, if referring to head of Federal unit
Chief Judge, if referring to Federal unit
Christian; Christian name, etc.; Christendom; Christianity; 
    Christianize; but christen
church and state
church calendar:
  Christmas
  Easter
  Lent
  Whitsuntide (Pentecost)
Church, if part of name of organization or building
Circle, if part of name; the circle:
  Arctic
  Logan
  but great circle
Circular 420
cities, sections of, official or popular names:
  East Side
  French Quarter (New Orleans)
  Latin Quarter (Paris)
  North End
  Northwest Washington, etc. (District of Columbia); the Northwest; but 
    northwest (directional)
  the Loop (Chicago)
City, if part of corporate or popular name; the city:
  Hub (Boston)
  Kansas City; the two Kansas Citys
  Mexico City
  New York City; but city of New York
  Twin Cities
  Washington City; but city of Washington
  Windy City (Chicago)
  but Reserve city (see Bank)
civil action No. 46
civil defense
Civil Service Commission (obsolete) (now Office of Personnel Management)
Civil War (see War)
Clan, if part of tribal name; Clan MacArthur; the clan
class 2, A, II, etc.; but Class 2 when part of title: Class 2: Leather 
    Products
Clerk, the, of the House of Representatives; of the Supreme Court of the 
    United States
clerk, the, of the Senate
client
client/server
coal sizes: pea, barley, buckwheat, stove, etc.
coalition; coalition force; coalition members, etc.
coast: Atlantic, east, gulf, west, etc.
Coast Guard, U.S.; the Coast Guard; Coastguardsman Smith; but a 
    coastguardsman; a guardsman; Reserve
Coastal Plain (Atlantic and Gulf)
Code  (in shortened title of a publication); the code:
  District
  Federal Criminal
  Internal Revenue (also Tax Code)
  International (signal)
  of Federal Regulations
  Penal; Criminal; etc.
  Pennsylvania State
  Radio
  Television
  Uniform Code of Military Justice
  United States
  ZIP Code (copyrighted)
  but civil code; flag code; Morse code
codel (congressional delegation)
collection, Brady, etc.; the collection
collector of customs

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College, if part of name; the college:
  Armed Forces Staff
  Command and General Staff
  Gettysburg
  National War
  of Bishops
  but electoral college
college degrees: bachelor of arts, master's, etc.
Colonials (American Colonial Army); but colonial times, etc.
Colonies, the:
  Thirteen
  Thirteen American
  Thirteen Original
  but 13 separate Colonies
colonists, the
Command, capitalize with name; the command:
  Air Materiel
  GHQ Far East
  Joint Far Eastern
  Potomac River Naval
  Zone of Interior
Commandant, the (Coast Guard or Marine Corps only)
Commandos, the; Commando raid; a commando
Commission (if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to 
        Federal or international commission):
  Alaska Road
  International Boundary, United States, Alaska, and Canada
  of Fine Arts
  on Civil Rights
  Public Buildings
Commissioner, if referring to Federal or international commission; the 
    Commissioner:
  Land Bank; but land bank commissioner loans
  of Customs
  of Immigration and Naturalization
  of the Five Civilized Tribes, etc.
  U.S. (International Boundary Commission, etc.)
  but a U.S. commissioner
Committee (or Subcommittee) (if part of name; the Committee, if 
        referring to international or noncongressional Federal committee 
        or to the Committee of the Whole, the Committee of the Whole 
        House, or the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
        Union):
  American Medical Association Committee on Education; the committee on 
    education; the committee
  Appropriations, etc.; the committee; Subcommittee on Appropriations; 
    the subcommittee; subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee
  Democratic National; the national committee; the committee; Democratic 
    national committeeman
  Democratic policy committee; the committee
  Interagency Advisory Committee on Domestic Transport and Storage and 
    Post Utilization; the Committee
  Joint Committee on Taxation; the Joint Committee; the committee; but a 
    joint committee
  of Defense Ministers (NATO); the Committee (see also Organization, 
    North Atlantic Treaty)
  of One Hundred, etc.; the committee
  on Finance; the committee
  on Public Safety; the committee
  President's Advisory Committee on Management; the Committee
  Republican National; the national committee; the committee; Republican 
    national committeeman
  Republican policy committee; the committee
  Senate policy committee
  Subcommittee No. 5, etc.; the subcommittee
  Subcommittee on Immigration; the subcommittee
  but Baker committee
  ad hoc committee
  conference committee
Committee Print No. 32; Committee Prints Nos. 8 and 9; committee print
Common Cause
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
Commonwealth of Australia, Virginia, etc.; British Commonwealth; the 
    Commonwealth
Commune (of Paris)
Communist; communism; communistic
Compact Disk Interactive (CD-I)
Compact Disk--Read Only Memory (CD-ROM)
Compact Disk--Recordable (CD-R)
compact, U.S. marine fisheries, etc.; the compact
Company, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to 
    unit of Federal Government:
  Alaska Railroad Company; the Company
  Panama Railroad Company; the Company
  Procter & Gamble Co.; the company
COM port
Comptroller of the Currency; the Comptroller
Comptroller General (U.S.); the Comptroller
Comsat
Concord
conelrad
Confederacy (of the South)
Confederate:
  Army
  Government
  soldier
  States
Confederation, Swiss; the Confederation

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Conference, if referring to governmental (U.S.) or international 
    conference:
  Bretton Woods; the Conference
  Judicial Conference of the United States; U.S. Judicial Conference; 
    Judicial Conference; the Conference
  Tenth Annual Conference of the United Methodist Churches; the 
    conference
Congress (convention), if part of name; capitalized standing alone if 
    referring to international congress:
  International Good Roads; Good Roads; the Congress
  of Parents and Teachers, National; the congress
Congress (legislature), if referring to national congress:
  of Bolivia, etc.; the Congress
  of the United States; First, Second, 11th, 82d, etc.; the Congress
Congressional:
  Black Caucus; the Black Caucus; the caucus
  Directory, the directory
  District, First, 11th, etc.; the First District; the congressional 
    district; the district
  Library; the Library
  Medal of Honor (see decorations)
  but congressional action, committee, etc.
Congressman; Congresswoman; Congressman at Large; Member of Congress; 
    Member; membership
Constitution, with name of country; capitalized standing alone when 
    referring to a specific national constitution; but New York State 
    Constitution; the constitution
constitutional
consul, British, etc.
consul general, British, etc.
consulate, British, etc.
Consultative Committee for International Telegraphy and Telephony 
    (CCITT)
Consumer Price Index (official title); the price index; the index; but a 
    consumers' price index (descriptive)
Contadora group
Continent, only if following name; American Continent; the continent; 
    but the Continent (continental Europe)
Continental:
  Army; the Army
  Congress; the Congress
  Divide (see Divide)
  Outer Continental Shelf
  Shelf; the shelf; a continental shelf
continental:
  Europe, United States, etc.
  not worth a continental [dollar]
Continentals (Revolutionary soldiers)
Contra
Convention, governmental (U.S.), international, or national political; 
    the convention:
  Constitutional (United States, 1787); the Convention
  Democratic National; Democratic
  Genocide (international)
  19th Annual Convention of the American Legion
  on International Civil Aviation
  Universal Postal Union; Postal Union
  also International Postal; Warsaw
copper age (see Ages)
Corn Belt (see Belt)
Corporation, if part of name; the Corporation, if referring to unit of 
    Federal Government:
  Commodity Credit
  Federal Deposit Insurance
  National Railroad Passenger (Amtrak)
  Rand Corp.; the corporation (see also abbreviations)
  St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
  Union Carbide Corp.; the corporation
  Virgin Islands
Corps, if part of name; the corps, all other uses:
  Adjutant General's
  Army Hospital
  Artillery
  Chemical
  Counterintelligence
  Enlisted Reserve
  Finance
  Foreign Service Officer (see Foreign Service)
  Job
  Judge Advocate General's
  Marine (see Marine Corps)
  Medical
  Military Police
  Nurse
  of Cadets (West Point)
  of Engineers; Army Engineers; the Engineers; but Army engineer; the 
    corps
  Officers' Reserve
  Ordnance
  Peace; Peace Corpsman; the corpsman
  Quartermaster
  Reserve Officers' Training (ROTC)
  VII Corps, etc.
  Signal
  Teachers; but Teacher Corps Act
  Transportation
  Women's Army (WAC); a Wac; the Wacs
  Youth
  but diplomatic corps
corpsman; hospital corpsman
corridor, Northeast
Cotton Belt (see Belt)
Council, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to 
    Federal or international unit (see also United Nations):
  Boston City; the council

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  Choctaw, etc.; the council
  Her Majesty's Privy Council; the Privy Council; the Council
  National Security; the Council
  of Foreign Ministers (NATO); the Council
  of the Organization of American States; the Council
  Philadelphia Common; the council
counsel; general counsel
County, Prince George's; county of Prince George's; County Kilkenny, 
    etc.; Loudoun and Fauquier Counties; the county
Court (of law) capitalized if part of name; capitalized standing alone 
        if referring to the Supreme Court of the United States, to the 
        Court of Impeachment (U.S. Senate), or to an international 
        court:
  Circuit Court of the United States for the Tenth Circuit; Circuit 
    Court for the Tenth Circuit; the circuit court; the court; the tenth 
    circuit
  Court of Appeals for the State of North Carolina, etc.; the Tenth 
    Circuit Court of Appeals; the court of appeals; the court
  Court of Claims; the court
  Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; the court
  Court of Impeachment, the Senate; the Court
  District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of 
    Missouri; the district court; the court
  Emergency Court of Appeals, United States; the court
  International Court of Justice; the Court
  Permanent Court of Arbitration; the Court
  Superior Court of the District of Columbia; the superior court; the 
    court
  Supreme Court of the United States (see Supreme Court)
  Supreme Court of Virginia, etc.; the supreme court; the court
  Tax Court; the court
  U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; the court
Covenant, League of Nations; the covenant
Creed, Apostles'; the Creed
Crown, if referring to a ruler; but crown colony, lands, etc.
cruise missile
Current, if part of name; the current:
  Arctic
  Humboldt
  Japan
  North Equatorial
customhouse; customs official
czar; czarist

database
database management system (DBMS)
Dairy Belt (see Belt)
Dalles, The; but the Dalles region
Dam (see geographic terms)
Dark Ages (see Ages)
Daughters of the American Revolution; a Real Daughter; King's Daughters; 
    a Daughter
daylight saving time
days (see holidays)
Declaration, capitalized with name:
  of Independence; the Declaration
  of Panama; the declaration
decorations, medals, etc., awarded by United States or any foreign 
    national government; the medal, the cross, the ribbon (see also 
    Award):
  Air Medal
  Bronze Star Medal
  Commendation Ribbon
  Congressional Medal of Honor
  Croix de Guerre
  Distinguished Flying Cross
  Distinguished Service Cross
  Distinguished Service Medal
  Good Conduct Medal
  Iron Cross
  Legion of Merit
  Medal for Merit
  Medal of Freedom
  Medal of Honor
  Purple Heart
  Silver Star Medal
  Soldier's Medal
  Victoria Cross
  Victory Medal
  but oakleaf cluster
  also Carnegie Medal; Olympic Gold Medal; but gold medal
Decree (see Executive; Royal Decree)
Deep South
Defense Establishment (see Establishment)
De Gaulle Free French; Free French; but General de Gaulle; de Gaullist
Deity, words denoting, capitalized
Delegate (U.S. Congress)
delegate (to a conference); the delegate; the delegation
Delta, Mississippi River; the delta
Department, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to 
    a Federal or international unit:
  of Agriculture
  of the Treasury
  Yale University Department of Economics; the department of economics; 
    the department
Department of New York, American Legion
department:
  executive
  judicial
  legislative
Depot, if part of name; the depot (see also Station)
Depression, Great
Deputy, if part of capitalized title; but the deputy

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derivatives of proper names:

alaska seal (fur)               india ink
angora wool                     india rubber
angstrom unit                   italic type
apache (Paris)                  jamaica ginger
argyle wool                     japan varnish
artesian well                   jersey fabric
astrakhan fabric                johnin test
axminster rug                   joule
babbitt metal                   kafircorn
benday process                  knickerbocker
bohemian set                    kraft paper
bologna sausage                 lambert
bordeaux mixture                leghorn hat
bourbon whiskey                 levant leather
bowie knife                     levantine silk
braille                         lilliputian
brazil nut                      logan tent
brazilwood                      london purple
brewer's yeast                  lufbery circle
bristolboard                    lyonnaise potatoes
britannia metal                 macadamized road
britanniaware                   mach (no period)
brussels carpet                   number
brussels sprouts                madras cloth
bunsen burner                   maginot line
burley tobacco                    (nonliteral)
canada balsam                   manila paper
  (microscopy)                  maraschino cherry
carlsbad twins                  mason jar
  (petrography)                 maxwell
cashmere shawl                  melba toast
castile soap                    mercerized fabric
cesarean section                merino sheep
chantilly lace                  molotov cocktail
chesterfield coat               morocco leather
china clay                      morris chair
chinese blue                    murphy bed
climax basket                   navy blue
collins (drink)                 nelson, half nelson,
congo red                         etc.
cordovan leather                neon light
coulomb                         newmarket cloak
curie                           newton
decauville rail                 nissen hut
degaussing                      norfolk jacket
  apparatus                     oriental rug
delftware                       osnaburg cloth
derby hat                       oxford shoe
diesel engine,                  panama hat
  dieselize                     parianware
dotted swiss                    paris green
epsom salt                      parkerhouse roll
fedora hat                      pasteurized milk
fletcherize                     persian lamb
frankfurt sausage               petri dish
frankfurter                     pharisaic
french chalk                    philistine
french dressing                 photostat
french-fried                    pitman arm
   potatoes                     pitot tube
fuller's earth                  plaster of paris
gargantuan                      prussian blue
gauss                           quisling
georgette crepe                 quixotic idea
german silver                   quonset hut
gilbert                         rembert wheel
glauber salt                    roentgen
gothic type                     roman candle
graham bread                    roman cement
harderian gland                 roman type
harveyized steel                russia leather
herculean task                  russian bath
hessian fly                     rutherford
holland cloth                   sanforize
hoolamite detector              saratoga chips
hudson seal (fur) 
saratoga chips                  turkey red
scotch plaid, but               turkish towel
  Scotch tape                   utopia, utopian
  (trademark)                   vandyke collar
shanghai                        vaseline
siamese twins                   venetian blind
simon pure                      venturi tube
spanish omelet                  victoria (carriage)
stillson wrench                 vienna bread
stubs wire                      virginia reel
surah silk                      wedgwoodware
swiss cheese, but               wheatstone bridge
  Swiss watch                   wilton rug
taintor gate                    woodruff key
timothy grass                   zeppelin


desktop management interface (DMI)
deutsche mark
dial-up
Diet, Japanese (legislative body)
diplomatic corps (see also Corps; service)
 Director, if referring to head of Federal or international unit; the 
    Director:
  District Director of Internal Revenue
  of Coast and Geodetic Survey
  of Fish and Wildlife Service
  Office of Management and Budget
  of the Mint
  but director, board of directors (nongovernmental)
Director General of Foreign Service; the Director General; the Director
diseases and related terms:
  AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
  Alzheimer's disease
  cerebral palsy
  Down's syndrome
  German measles
  Hodgkin's disease
  Lyme disease
  Marfan's syndrome
  Meniere's syndrome
  myasthenia gravis
  Parkinson's disease
  Reye's syndrome
  spina bifida
Distinguished Service Medal, etc. (see decorations)
District, if part of name; the district:
  Alexandria School District No. 4; school district No. 4
  Chicago Sanitary; the sanitary district
  Congressional (with number)
  Federal (see Federal)
  1st Naval; naval district
  Los Angeles Water; the water district
  Manhattan Engineer (atomic)
  but customs district No. 2; first assembly district
District of Columbia; the District:
  Anacostia Flats; the flats
  Arlington Memorial Bridge; the Memorial Bridge; the bridge
  District jail; the jail; DC jail
  Ellipse, the
  General Hospital; the hospital
  Highway Bridge; 14th Street Bridge; the bridge

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  Mall, The National; The Mall
  Mayor (when pertaining to the District of Columbia only)
  Metropolitan Police; Metropolitan policeman; the police
  Monument Grounds; the grounds
  Monument, Washington; the monument
  police court
  Public Library; the library
  Reflecting Pool; the pool
  Tidal Basin; the basin
  Washington Channel; the channel
Divide, Continental (Rocky Mountains); the divide
Divine Father; but divine guidance, divine providence, divine service
Division, Army, if part of name: 1st Cavalry Division; 1st Air Cavalry 
    Division; the division
Division, if referring to Federal governmental unit; the Division:
  Buick Division; the division; a division of General Motors
  Passport; the Division
  but Trinity River division (reclamation); the division
Dixie; Dixiecrat
docket No. 66; dockets Nos. 76 and 77
Doctrine, Monroe; the doctrine; but Truman, Eisenhower doctrine
doctrine, fairness
Document, if part of name; the document:
  Document No. 130
  Document Numbered One Hundred and Thirty
Document Style and Semantics Language (DSSL)
Domain Name Service (DNS)
Dominion of Canada, of New Zealand, etc.; the Dominion; but British 
    dominions; a dominion; dominion status
dots per inch (dpi)
Draconian
drawing II, A, 3, etc.; but Drawing 2 when part of title: Drawing 2.--
    Hydroelectric Power Development
Dust Bowl (see Bowl)

e-mail (lowercase within a sentence)
E-mail (uppercase ``E'' to start a sentence)
Earth (planet)
East:
  Coast (Africa)
  Europe (political entity)
  Middle, Mideast (Asia)
  Near (Balkans)
  Side of New York
  South Central States
  the East (section of United States); also Communist political entity
east:
  Africa
  coast (U.S.)
  Pennsylvania
Eastern:
  Europe (political entity)
  Far (Orient) (see Far East)
  Gulf States
  Hemisphere (see Hemisphere)
  Middle, Mideastern (Asia)
  North Central States
  Shore (Chesapeake Bay)
  States
  United States
eastern:
  France
  seaboard
  time, eastern standard time (see time)
  Wisconsin
easterner
EE-bond
electoral college; the electors
Elizabethan Age (see Ages)
Emancipation Proclamation (see Proclamation)
Embassy, British, etc.; the Embassy
Emperor, Japanese, etc.; the Emperor
Empire, Ottoman; the empire
Engine Company, Bethesda; engine company No. 6; No. 6 engine company; 
    the company
Engineer officer, etc. (of Engineer Corps); the Engineers
Engineers, Chief of (Army)
Engineers, Corps of (see Corps)
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; the Envoy; the 
    Minister
Equator, the; equatorial
Establishment, if part of name; the establishment:
  Army
  Army Field
  Defense
  Federal
  Military
  Naval; but naval establishments
  Navy
  Postal
  Regular
  Reserve
  Shore
  but civil establishment; legislative establishment
Estate, Girard (a foundation); the estate
estate, third (the commons); fourth (the press); etc.
Eurodollar
European theater of operations; the European theater; the theater
Excellency, His; Their Excellencies
Exchange, New York Stock; the stock exchange; the exchange
Executive (President of United States):
  Chief
  Decree No. 100; Decree 100; but Executive decree; direction
  Document No. 95
  Mansion; the mansion; the White House
  Office; the Office
  Order No. 34; Order 34; but Executive order
  power

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executive:

  agreement                document
  branch                   paper
  communication            privilege
  department

exhibit 2, A, II, etc.; but Exhibit 2, when part of title: Exhibit 2: 
    Capital Expenditures, 1935-49
Expedition, Byrd; Lewis and Clark; the expedition
Experiment Station (see Station)
Explorer I, etc.
Exposition, California-Pacific International, etc.; the exposition
Express, if part of name: Federal Express, the
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)

Fair Deal
Fair, World's, etc.; the fair; Texas State Fair
fall (season)
Falls, Niagara; the falls
Far East, Far Eastern (the Orient); Far West (U.S.); but far western
Farm, if part of name; the farm:
  Johnson Farm; but Johnson's farm
  San Diego Farm
  Wild Tiger Farm
Farm Belt (see Belt)
Fascist; Fascisti; fascistic; fascism
Father of his Country (Washington)
Fathers (Founding)
Fed, the (no period)
Federal  (synonym for United States or other sovereign power):
  District (Mexico)
  Establishment
  Government (of any national government)
  grand jury; the grand jury
  land bank (see Bank)
  Register (publication); the Register
  Reserve bank (see Bank)
  Reserve Board, the Board; also Federal Reserve System, the System; 
    Federal Reserve Board Regulation W, but regulation W
  but a federal form of government
Federal Bulletin Board (FBB)
Federal Depository Gateways
federally
fellow, fellowship (academic); (lowercase with name)
Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
Field, Byrd, Stewart, etc.; the field
figure 2, A, II, etc. (illustration); but Figure 2, when part of legend: 
    Figure 2.--Market scenes
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
firewall
firm names:
  ACDelco
  Aluminium, Ltd.
  America Online
  Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.
  Bausch & Lomb Inc.
  Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
  Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.
  Champion International Corp.
  Coldwell Banker
  Colgate-Palmolive Co.
  Curtiss-Wright Corp.
  DeVilbiss Air Power Co.
  Dow Jones & Co., Inc.
  Dun & Bradstreet
  E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
  Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.
  Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P)
  Hamilton Beach/Proctor Silex, Inc.
  Hartmarx Corp.
  Hewlett-Packard
  Houghton Mifflin Co.
  Ingersoll-Rand Co.
  Intel Corp.
  Johns-Manville Corp.
  Kennecott Exploration Co.
  Kmart
  Libbey-Owens-Ford Co.
  Macmillan Co.
  MCI Worldcom
  Merck Sharp & Dohme
  Merrill Lynch & Co.
  Microsoft
  Olin Corp.
  J.C. Penney Co., Inc.
  Phelps Dodge Corp.
  Pfizer Inc.
  PricewaterhouseCoopers
  Procter & Gamble Co.
  Rand McNally & Co.
  Rolls-Royce
  Sears, Roebuck & Co.
  Smith Corona Corp.
  SmithKline Beecham
  Sun Microsystems
  Sunoco Inc.
  3M
  Trans World Airlines
  Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
  Unisys Corp.
  US Airways
  USX Corporation
  Wal-Mart
  Weyerhaeuser Co.
  Xerox Corp.
First Family (Presidential)
First Lady (wife of President)
First World War (see War)
flag code
flag, U.S.:
  Old Flag, Old Glory
  Stars and Stripes
  Star-Spangled Banner
flags, foreign:
  Tricolor (French)
  Union Jack (British)
  United Nations
Fleet, if part of name; the fleet:
  Atlantic
  Channel
  Grand
  High Seas

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  Marine Force
  Naval Reserve
  Pacific, etc. (naval)
  6th Fleet, etc.
  U.S.
floor (House or Senate)
flyway; Canadian flyway, etc.
Force(s), if part of name; the force(s):
  Active Forces
  Active-Duty
  Air (see also Air Force)
  All-Volunteer
  Armed Forces (synonym for overall U.S. Military Establishment)
  Army Field Forces; the Field Forces
  Fleet Marine
  Navy Battle (see Navy)
  Navy Scouting (see Navy); Reserve Force
  Rapid Deployment
  7th Task; the task force; but task force report (Hoover Commission)
  United Nations Emergency; the Emergency Force; the Force; but United 
    Nations police force
foreign cabinets:
  Foreign Office; the Office
  Minister of Foreign Affairs; Foreign Minister; the Minister
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry
  Premier
  Prime Minister
Foreign Legion (French); the legion
Foreign Service; the Service:
  officer
  Officer Corps; the corps
  Reserve officer; the Reserve officer
  Reserve Officer Corps; the Reserve Corps; the corps
  Staff officer; the Staff officer
  Staff Officer Corps; the Staff Corps; the corps
Forest, if part of name; the national forest; the forest:
  Angeles National
  Black
  Coconino and Prescott National Forests
  but State and National forests (see System)
Forester (Chief of Forest Service); the Chief; also Chief Forester
form 2, A, II, etc.; but Form 2, when part of title: Form 1040: 
    Individual Income Tax Return; but withholding tax form
Format Output Specifications Instance (FOSI)
Fort McHenry, etc.; the fort
Foundation, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to 
    Federal unit:
  Chemical; the foundation
  Ford; the foundation
  Infantile Paralysis; the foundation
  National Science; the Foundation
  Russell Sage; the foundation
Founding Fathers; Founders/Founder (of this Nation, Country)
four freedoms
Framers (of the U.S. Constitution; of the Bill of Rights)
free world
Frisco (for San Francisco; no apostrophe)
Fritalux (see alliances)
Fund, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to 
    international or United Nations fund:
  Common Market Fund; the Fund
  Development Loan Fund; the Fund (U.S. Government corporation)
  International Monetary; the Fund
  Rockefeller Endowment; the fund
  Special Projects (United Nations); the Fund
  but civil service retirement fund; highway trust fund; mutual security 
    fund; national service life insurance fund; revolving fund

Gadsden Purchase
Gallery of Art, National (see National)
Gallup Poll; the poll
gateway
Gateway-to-Gateway Protocol (GGP)
Geiger counter
General Board (of Navy) (see Board)
General Order No. 14; General Orders No. 14; a general order
General Schedule
gentile
Geographer, the (State Department)
geographic terms (terms, such as those listed below,\3\ are capitalized 
        if part of name; are lowercased in general sense (rivers of 
        Virginia and Maryland)):
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  \3\ List compiled with cooperation of the U.S. Board on Geographic 
Names.

    Archipelago                    Branch (stream)
    Area                           Brook
    Arroyo                         Butte
    Atoll                          Canal; the canal
    Bank                             (Panama)
    Bar                            Canyon
    Basin, Upper                   Cape
      (Lower) Colorado             Cascade
      River, etc. (legal           Cave
      entity); but                 Cavern
      Hansen flood-                Channel; but 
      control basin;                  Mississippi River
      Missouri River                  channel(s)
      basin (drainage);            Cirque
      upper Colorado               Coulee
      River storage                Cove
      project                      Crag
    Bay                            Crater
    Bayou                          Creek
    Beach                          Crossroads
    Bench                          Current (ocean fea-
    Bend                              ture)
    Bight                          Cut
    Bluff                          Cutoff
    Bog                            Dam
    Borough (boro)                 Delta
    Bottom                         Desert


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    Divide                         Neck
    Dome (not geologic)            Needle
    Draw (stream)                  Notch
    Dune                           Oasis
    Escarpment                     Ocean
    Estuary                        Oxbow
    Falls                          Palisades
    Fault                          Park
    Flat(s)                        Pass
    Floodway                       Passage
    Ford                           Peak
    Forest                         Peninsula
    Fork (stream)                  Plain
    Gap                            Plateau
    Geyser                         Point
    Glacier                        Pond
    Glen                           Pool
    Gorge                          Port (water body)
    Gulch                          Prairie
    Gulf                           Range (mountain)
    Gut                            Rapids
    Harbor                         Ravine
    Head                           Reef
    Hill                           Reservoir
    Hogback                        Ridge
    Hollow                         River
    Hook                           Roads (anchorage)
    Horn                           Rock
    Hot Spring                     Run (stream)
    Icefield                       Sea
    Ice Shelf                      Seaway
    Inlet                          Shoal
    Island                         Sink
    Isle                           Slough
    Islet                          Sound
    Keys (Florida only)            Spit
    Knob                           Spring
    Lagoon                         Spur
    Lake                           Strait
    Landing                        Stream
    Ledge                          Summit
    Lowland                        Swamp
    Marsh                          Terrace
    Massif                         Thoroughfare
    Mesa                           Trench
    Monument                       Trough
    Moraine                        Valley
    Mound                          Volcano
    Mount                          Wash
    Mountain                       Waterway
    Narrows                        Woods

Geological Survey (see Survey)
GI bill of rights
Girl Scouts (organization); a Girl Scout; a Scout; Scouting
G-man
Gold Star Mothers (see American)
Golden Age (see Ages)
Golden Rule
gopher
Gospel, if referring to the first four books of the New Testament; but 
    gospel truth
Government:
  British, etc.; the Government
  Canal Zone; the government
  department, officials, -owned, publications, etc. (U.S. Government)
  National and State Governments
  Printing Office (see Office)
  U.S.; National; Federal
Government Information Locator Service (GILS)
Government information product
government:
  Churchill
  Communist
  District (of Columbia)
  European governments
  Federal, State, and municipal governments
  insular; island
  military
  seat of
  State
  State and Provincial governments
  Territorial
governmental
Governor:
  of Louisiana, etc.; the Governor; a Governor; State Governor(s); 
    Governors' conference
  of Puerto Rico; the Governor
  of the Federal Reserve Board; the Governor
Governor General of Canada; the Governor General
GPO Access
grade, market (see market grades)
grand jury (see Federal)
Grange, the (National)
grant, Pell
graph 2, A, II, etc.; but Graph 2, when part of title: Graph 2.--
    Production levels
Graphical Device Interface (GDI)
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
Great:
  Basin
  Beyond
  Depression
  Divide
  Lakes; the lakes; lake(s) traffic
  Plains; but southern Great Plains
  Rebellion (see Rebellion)
  Seal (any nation)
  Society
  War (see War)
  White Way (New York City)
great circle (navigation)
Greater Los Angeles, Greater New York
gross national product (GNP)
Group:
  G 7 (Group of 7) (representatives of the seven leading industrial 
    nations)
  Helsinki Monitoring; the group
  Military Advisory Group; the group
  Standing (see Organization)
group 2, II, A, etc.; but Group 2, when part of title: Group II: List of 
    Counties by States
guaranteed annual wage (GAW)
Guard, National (see National)
guardsman (see Coast Guard; National Guard)
Gulf:
  Coast States; but gulf coast

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  of Mexico; the gulf
  States
  Stream; the stream

Hall (U.S. Senate or House)
Halls of Congress
H-bomb; H-hour
Headquarters:
  Alaska Command; the command headquarters
  4th Regiment Headquarters; regimental headquarters
  32d Division Headquarters; the division headquarters
hearing examiner
Heaven (Deity); heaven (place)
Heimlich maneuver
hell (place)
Hells (no apostrophe) Canyon
Hemisphere, Eastern; Western; etc.; the hemisphere
High Church
High Commissioner
High Court (see Supreme Court)
High School, if part of name: Western; the high school
Highway Bridge (Washington, DC); the bridge
Highway No. 40; Route 40; State Route 9; the highway
Hill (the Capitol)
His Excellency the Duke of Argyll, etc.; His Excellency; Their 
    Excellencies
His Majesty; Her Majesty; Their Majesties
Hispanic
historic events and epochs:
  Reformation, the
  Renaissance, the
  Restoration, the (English)
  Revolution of July (French)
  Revolution, the (American, 1775; French, 1789; English, 1688)
holidays and some special days:
  Admission Day
  All Fools' (April Fools') Day
  Arbor Day
  Armed Forces Day
  Christmas Day, Eve
  Columbus Day
  D-day; D-plus-4-day
  Father's Day
  Flag Day
  Founders' Day
  Fourth of July
  Halloween
  Hanukkah
  Hogmanay
  Inauguration Day (Federal)
  Independence Day (Fourth of July)
  Labor Day
  Lincoln's Birthday
  Lord's day
  M-day (mobilization day)
  Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
  Memorial Day (also Decoration Day)
  Mother's Day
  New Year's Day, Eve
  Presidents Day
  Rosh Hashanah
  St. Valentines Day
  Thanksgiving Day
  V-E Day; V-J Day
  Veterans (no apostrophe) Day
  Washington's Birthday
  Yom Kippur
  but election day; primary day
Holocaust (World War II); a holocaust
Holy Scriptures; Holy Writ (Bible)
Home (see Naval; Soldiers')
home page
Hospice, if part of name
Hospital, if part of name; the hospital:
  District of Columbia General
  5th Regiment
  Freedmen's
  St. Elizabeths (no apostrophe)
  but naval (marine or Army) hospital
hospital corpsman (see corpsman)
House, if part of name:
  Johnson house (private residence)
  Lee (hotel); the house
  of Representatives; the House (U.S.)
  of the Woods (palace); the house
  Office Building (see Building)
  Ohio (State); the house
  but both Houses; lower (or upper) House (Congress)
House of Representatives (U.S.), titles of officers standing alone 
    capitalized:
  Chairman (Committee of the Whole)
  Chaplain
  Clerk; but legislative clerk, etc.
  Doorkeeper
  Official Reporter(s) of Debates
  Parliamentarian
  Postmaster
  post office
  Sergeant at Arms
  Speaker pro tempore
  Speaker; speakership
HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development)
Hudson's Bay Co.
Hurricane Dale, Danny, Darcy, etc.
HyperText-browser for Telnet accessible sites (HYTELNET)
HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
HyperText Transfer Protocol Daemon (HTTPD)

ice age (see Ages)
Indians:
  Absentee Shawnee
  Alaska (see Native)
  Eastern (or Lower) Band of Cherokee; the band
  Five Civilized Tribes; the tribes
  Native Americans
  Shawnee Tribe; the tribe
  Six Nations (Iroquois Confederacy)
Initiative, Caribbean Basin; but strategic defense initiative

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Inquisition, Spanish; the Inquisition
inspector general
Institute, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to 
    Federal or international organization:
  National Cancer; the Cancer Institute; the Institute
  National Institutes of Health; the Institutes
  of International Law; the Institute
  Woman's Institute; the institute
Institution, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to 
    Federal unit:
  Brookings; the institution
  Carnegie; the institution
  Smithsonian; the Institution
insular government; island government
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
intercoastal waterway (see waterway)
interdepartmental
interface
International Court of Justice; the Court
international:
  banks (see Bank)
  dateline
  boundary
  law
  Morse code (see Code)
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
Internet, Intranet
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Internet Protocol (IP)
Internet service provider (ISP)
Interstate 95; I-95; the interstate
Intracoastal Waterway; the waterway (see also waterway)
intrastate
Irish potato
Iron Cross (see decorations)
Iron Curtain; the curtain
Isthmian Canal (see Canal)
Isthmus of Panama; the isthmus
Ivory Coast

Japan Current (see Current)
Java
Java applets
JavaBeans
JavaScript
Jersey cattle
Job Corps
Joint Chiefs of Staff; Chiefs of Staff
Joint Committee on Printing (see Committee)
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)
Journal clerk; the clerk
Journal (House or Senate)
Judge Advocate General, the
judge; chief judge; circuit judge; district judge; but Judge Bryan
Justice; Justice O'Connor
just in time (JIT)
judiciary, the

Kennedy round
Kermit
King of England, etc.; the King
Koran, the; Koranic
Krugerrand

Laboratory, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to 
    Federal unit: Forest Products; the Laboratory; but laboratory (non-
    Federal)
Lake: Erie, of the Woods, Salt; the lake
Lane, if part of name: Maiden; the lane
Latter-day Saints
law, Walsh-Healey, etc.; law 176; law No. 176; copyright law; Ohm's, 
    etc.
League, Urban; the league
Legation, Finnish, etc.; the Legation
Legion:
  American; the Legion; a Legionnaire;
  French Foreign; the legion
Legislative Assembly, if part of name: of New York; of Puerto Rico, 
    etc.; the legislative assembly; the assembly
legislative branch, clerk, session, etc.
Legislature:
  National Legislature (U.S. Congress); the Legislature
  Ohio Legislature; Legislature of Ohio; the State legislature; the 
    legislature
Letters Patent No. 378,964; but patent No. 378,964; letters patent
Liberty Bell; Liberty ship
Librarian of Congress; the Librarian
Library:
  Army; the library
  Harry S. Truman; the library
  of Congress; the Library
  Hillsborough Public; the library
Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, etc.; the Lieutenant Governor
Light, if part of name; the light:
  Boston
  Buffalo South Pier Light 2; but light No. 2; light 2
  but Massachusetts Bay lights
Lighthouse (see Light Station)
Lightship, if part of name; the lightship:
  Grays Reef Lightship
  North Manitou Shoal Lightship
Light Station, if part of name; the light station; the station:
  Minots Ledge Light Station
  Watch Hill Light Station
Line(s), if part of name; the line(s):
  Burlington Lines (railroad)
  Greyhound Line (bus)
  Holland-America Line (steamship)
  Maginot (fortification)
line:
  DEW (Distant Early Warning)
  Mason-Dixon line or Mason and Dixon's line
  Pinetree
  State
Link Access Procedure for Modems (LAPM)

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listserv
Little Inch; Big Inch (pipelines)
local area network (LAN)
Local: Teamsters Local Union No. 15; but local No. 15
local time, local standard time (see time)
locator service
Loop, the (see cities)
Louisiana Purchase
Low Church
Lower, if part of name:
  California (Mexico)
  Colorado River Basin
  Egypt
  Peninsula (of Michigan)
lower:
  48 (States)
  House of Congress
  Mississippi

MacTCP
MacWais
Mafia
Magna Carta
Majesty, His, Her (see His Majesty)
Majority Leader Lott; but the majority leader (U.S. Congress)
Mall, The National; The Mall (District of Columbia)
Mansion, Executive (see Executive)
map 3, A, II, etc.; but Map 2, when part of title: Map 2.--Railroads of 
    Middle Atlantic States
mariculture
Marine Corps; the corps:
  Marines (the corps); but marines (individuals)
  Organized Reserve; the Reserve
  also a marine; a woman marine; the women marines (individuals); 
    soldiers, sailors, coastguardsmen, and marines
Maritime Provinces (Canada) (see Province)
market grades and classes:
  U.S. grade A
  barley: Western, Mixed, Malting Two-rowed
  beans: Red Kidney, U.S. No. 2 Pea
  cattle: Prime, Choice, Good
  corn: Yellow, White, Mixed, Dent
  cotton: Middling, Strict Good Ordinary, Strict Low Middling, Good 
    Ordinary, etc.
  hay: Timothy Light Clover Mixed, Upland Prairie
  oats: White, Red, Mixed
  soybeans: Yellow, Black, Mixed
  tobacco: Flue-cured, Fire-cured, Cigar-wrapper
  wheat: Hard Red Spring, Red Durum, Durum, Hard Red Winter, White, 
    Mixed, etc.
  wool: Grade 60's or one-half blood
Marshal (see Supreme Court)
marshal (U.S.)
medals (see decorations)
Medicaid
Medicare Act; Medicare plan
Medicare Program
MediCal
Medicare-plus
Medigap
Member, if referring to Senator, Representative, Delegate, or Resident 
    Commissioner of U.S. Congress; also Member at Large; Member of 
    Parliament, etc.; but membership; member of U.S. congressional 
    committee
Memorial: Jefferson, Lincoln, Vietnam, etc.; the memorial
Merchant Marine Reserve; the Reserve; but U.S. merchant marine; the 
    merchant marine
methods of access
Metroliner
Metropolitan Washington, etc.; but Washington metropolitan area
MHz
midcontinent region
Middle Ages (see Ages)
Middle Atlantic States
Middle East; Mideast; Mideastern; Middle Eastern (Asia)
middle Europe
Middle West, Midwest (section of United States)
Middle Western States; Midwestern States; but midwestern farmers, etc.
Midsouth (section of United States)
Military Academy (see Academy)
Military Establishment (see Establishment)
Militia, if part of name; the militia:
  1st Regiment Ohio
  Indiana
  Naval
  of Ohio
  Organized
milkshed, Ohio, etc. (region)
millennium
millions of instructions per second (MIPS)
Minister Plenipotentiary; the Minister; Minister Without Portfolio (see 
    also foreign cabinets)
Ministry (see foreign cabinets)
Minority Leader Thomas A. Daschle; but the minority leader (U.S. 
    Congress)
Mint, Philadelphia, etc.; the mint
minutemen (colonial)
missiles: capitalize such missile names as Hawk, Hound Dog, Redeye, 
    Scud, Trident, etc.; but cruise missile, air-to-air missile, 
    surface-to-air missile, etc.
Mission, if part of name; the mission:
  Gospel Mission
  Mission 66
  but diplomatic mission; military mission; Jones mission
Monument:
  Bunker Hill; the monument
  Grounds; the grounds (Washington Monument)

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  National (see National)
  Washington; the monument (District of Columbia)
Moon
Mountain States
mountain time, mountain standard time (see time)
Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG)
Mr. Chairman; Mr. Secretary; etc.
MS-DOS
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)
Museum, capitalize with name; the museum:
  Army Medical; the Medical Museum
  Field
  National
  National Air; the Air Museum

Narrowband ISDN (N-ISDN)
Nation (synonym for United States); but a nation; nationwide; also 
    French nation, Balkan nations
Nation, Creek; Osage; etc.; the nation
nation, in general, standing alone
National, in conjunction with capitalized name:
  Academy of Sciences (see Academy)
  and State institutions, etc.
  Archives and Records Administration
  Capital (Washington); the Capital; but national capital area
  Endowment for the Arts; the Endowment
  Gallery of Art; the National Gallery; the gallery
  Grange; the Grange
  Guard, Ohio, etc.; Air National; the National Guard; the Guard; a 
    guardsman; but a National Guard man; National Guardsman
  Institute (see Institute)
  Legislature (see Legislature)
  Monument, Muir, etc.; the national monument; the monument
  Museum (see Museum)
  Naval Medical Center (Bethesda, MD)
  Park, Yellowstone, etc.; Yellowstone Park; the national park; the park
  Treasury; the Treasury
  War College
  Woman's Party; the party
  Zoological Park (see Zoological)
national:
  agency check (NAC)
  anthem, customs, spirit, etc.
  British, Mexican, etc.
  defense agencies
  stockpile
  water policy
Native, Alaska; but Ohio native, etc. (see Alaska)
Naval, if part of name:
  Academy (see Academy)
  Base, Guam Naval; the naval base
  District, 1st Naval (see District)
  Establishment (see Establishment)
  Home (Philadelphia); the home
  Militia; the militia
  Observatory (see Observatory)
  Potomac River Naval Command (see Command)
  Reserve; the Reserve; a reservist
  Reserve Force; the force
  Reserve officer; a Reserve officer
  Shipyard (if preceding or following name): Brooklyn Naval Shipyard; 
    Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn; but the naval shipyard
  Station (if preceding or following name): Key West Naval Station; 
    Naval Station, Key West; the station
  Volunteer Naval Reserve
  War College; the War College; the college
naval, in general sense:
  command (see Command)
  district (see District)
  expenditures, maneuvers, officer, service, stores, etc.
  petroleum reserves; but Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 2 (Buena Vista 
    Hills Naval Reserve); reserve No. 2
navel orange
Navy, American or foreign, if part of name; capitalized standing alone 
    only if referring to U.S. Navy:
  Admiral of the; the admiral
  Battle Force; the Battle Force; the force
  Establishment; the establishment
  Hospital Corps; hospital corpsman; the corps
  Regular
  regulation 56
  Scouting Force; the scouting force; the force
  Seabees (construction battalion); a Seabee
  7th Task Force (see Force)
navy yard
Nazi; nazism
Near East (Balkans, etc.)
network
network address translation module (NAT)
Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)
Negro (see Black)
New Deal; anti-New Deal
New, if part of name: New Willard
New England States
New World; but new world order
Nine Power Treaty; the treaty
North:
  Atlantic
  Atlantic Pact (see Pact)
  Atlantic States
  Atlantic Treaty (see Treaty)
  Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (see Organization)
  Equatorial Current (see Current)
  Korea

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  Pole
  Slope (Alaska)
  Star (Polaris)
  the North (section of United States)
north:
  Africa
  Ohio, Virginia, etc.
north-central region, etc.
Northeast corridor
northern Ohio
Northern States
northerner
Northwest Pacific
Northwest Territory (1799)
Northwest, the (section of the United States)
Northwest Washington (see cities)
Northwestern:
  States
  United States
numbers  capitalized if spelled out as part of a name:
  Air Force One (Presidential plane)
  Charles the First
  Committee of One Hundred
  Nineteenth Census (see Census)

Observatory, capitalized with name:
  Astrophysical; the Observatory
  Lick; the observatory (nongovernmental)
  Naval; the Observatory
Occident, the; occidental
Ocean, if part of name; the ocean:
  Antarctic
  Arctic
  Atlantic
  North Atlantic, etc.
  Pacific
  South Pacific, etc.
  Southwest Pacific, etc.
Oceanographer (the Hydrographer), Navy
Office, if referring to unit of Federal Government; the Office:
  Executive
  Foreign (see foreign cabinets)
  General Accounting; the Accounting Office; the Office
  Government Printing; the Printing Office; the Office
  Naval Oceanographic
  of Alien Property
  of Chief of Naval Operations
  of General Counsel
  of Management and Budget
  of Personnel Management (formerly Civil Service Commission)
  of the Secretary (Defense); Secretary's Office
  Patent and Trademark
  but New York regional office (including branch, division, or section 
    therein); the regional office; the office
officer:
  Army
  Marine; but naval and marine officers
  Navy; Navy and Marine officers
  Regular Army; Regular; a Regular
  Reserve
  WAC, WAVE
Old Dominion (Virginia)
Old South
Old World
Olympic games; Olympiad; XXIII Olympic games
ombudsman, Maryland (State)
online
Operation Deep Freeze, Snowdrop, etc.; but Deep Freeze operation
optical character recognition (OCR)
Order of Business No. 56 (congressional calendar)
Ordnance:
  Corps (see Corps)
  Department; the Department
  Depot (see Depot)
Organization, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring 
    to international unit:
  International Labor
  North Atlantic Treaty (NATO):
    Chiefs of Staff
    Committee of Defense Ministers
    Council
    Council of Foreign Ministers
    Defense Committee
    Military Committee
    Military Production and Supply
      Board
    Mutual Defense Assistance Program
    Pact (see Pact)
    Regional Planning Group;
      the Group
    Standing Group; the Group
  of American States (formerly Pan American Union)
  United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization 
    (Unesco/) (formerly UNESCO)
Organized:
  Marine Corps Reserve; Marine Reserve; the Reserve
  Militia; the militia
  Naval Militia; the Naval Militia; the militia
  Reserve Corps; the Reserve
Orient, the; oriental
Outer Continental Shelf (see Continental)

Pacific  (see also Atlantic):
  Basin
  coast
  Coast (or slope) States
  Northwest
  rim
  seaboard
  slope
  South
  States
  time, Pacific standard time (see time)
  but cispacific; transpacific

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Packet Internet Groper (PING)
Pact, capitalized with name; lowercased standing alone:
  Atlantic; Atlantic Defense
  Baghdad
  Four Power
  Kellogg
  North Atlantic; North Atlantic Defense
page description language (PDL)
pan-American games; but Pan American Day
Pan American Union (see Organization of American States)
Panel, the Federal Service Impasses (Federal), etc.; the Panel
Panhandle of Texas; Texas Panhandle; the panhandle; etc.
papers, Woodrow Wilson, etc.; the papers; but white paper
Parish, Caddo, etc.; but parish of Caddo (Louisiana civil division); the 
    parish
Park, Fairmount, etc.; the park (see also National)
Park Police, U.S.; park policeman
Park, Zoological (see Zoological)
Parkway, George Washington Memorial; the memorial parkway; the parkway
Parliament, Houses of; the Parliament
Parliamentarian (U.S. Senate or House)
part 2, A, II, etc.; but Part 2, when part of title: Part 2: Iron and 
    Steel Industry
Pass, Brenner, capitalized if part of name; the pass
patent (see Letters Patent)
Patrol, U.S. Border; the Border Patrol
Peninsula Upper (Lower) (Michigan); the peninsula
Penitentiary, Albany, etc.; the penitentiary
permanent access service
personal computer (PC)
petrodollar
phase 2; phase I
Philippine Republic (see Republic)
Pilgrim Fathers (1620); the Pilgrims; a Pilgrim
Place, if part of name: Jefferson Place; the place
Plains (Great Plains), the
plan:
  Colombo
  controlled materials
  5-year
  Marshall (European Recovery Program)
  Reorganization Plan No. 6 (Hoover Commission); plan No. 1
Planetarium, Fels, Hayden; the planetarium
Plant, Rockford Arsenal; the plant; but United States Steel plant
plate 2, A, II, etc.; but Plate 2, when part of title: Plate 2.--Rural 
    Structures
Plaza, Union Station (Washington, DC); the plaza
Pledge of Allegiance
Point 4 Program; point 4
Point of Presence (POP)
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
Pole: North, South; the pole; subpolar
Pole Star (Polaris); polar star
Police, if part of name; the police:
  Capitol
  Park, U.S.
  White House
political action committee (PAC)
political parties and adherents  (Party, if part of name; the party):
  Communist; a Communist
  Conservative; a Conservative
  Democratic; a Democrat
  Independent; an Independent
  Liberal; a Liberal
  Libertarian; a Libertarian
  National Woman's; Woman's Party
  Progressive; a Progressive
  Republican; Grand Old Party; but grand old Republican Party; a 
    Republican
  Socialist; a Socialist
Pool, Northwest Power, etc.; the pool
Pope; but papal, patriarch, pontiff, primate
Port, if part of name; Port of Norfolk; Norfolk Port; the port (see 
    Authority)
Post Office, Chicago, etc.
P.O. Box (with number); but post office box (in general sense)
Postal Union (see Union)
Postmaster General
PostScript
Powers, if part of name; the powers (see also alliances):
  Allied (World Wars I and II)
  Axis (World War I)
  Big Four
  Western
  but European powers
precinct; first, 11th precinct
Premier (see foreign cabinets)
Preserve, Wichita National Forest Game, etc.; Wichita Game Preserve; 
    Wichita preserve
Presidency (office of the head of Government)
President:
  of the United States; the Executive;
    the Chief Magistrate; the Commander in Chief; the President-elect; 
    ex-President; former President; also preceding name
  of any other country; the President
  of Federal or international unit
  but president of the Erie Railroad; president of the Federal Reserve 
    Bank of New York
Presidential assistant, authority, order, proclamation, candidate, 
    election, timber, year, etc.
Prime Minister (see foreign cabinets)

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Prison, Auburn, etc.; the prison
private key
Privy Council, Her Majesty's (see Council)
Prize, Nobel, Pulitzer, etc.; the prize
Proclamation, Emancipation; Presidential Proclamation No. 24; 
    Proclamation No. 24; the proclamation; but Presidential proclamation
Program, if part of name:
  European Recovery
  Food-for-Peace
  Head Start
  Mutual Assistance
  Mutual Defense Assistance
  Point 4
  Social Security
  Universal Military Training
project:
  Central Valley
  Manhattan
  McNary Dam
  Rochester atomic energy
  University of California atomic energy
Project Farside, Head Start, Sidewinder, Vanguard, etc.; but Head Start 
    project; Vanguard project
proposition 13
Prosecutor; Special Prosecutor (Federal)
Province, Provincial, if referring to an administrative subdivision: 
    Ontario Province; Province of Ontario; Maritime Provinces (Canada); 
    the Province
Proving Ground, Aberdeen, etc.; the proving ground
Public Act 26; Public Law 9; Public 37; Public Resolution 3; but public 
    enemy No. 1
Public Printer; the Government Printer; the Printer
public utility district (see District)
Pueblo, Santa Clara; the pueblo
Puerto Rico:
  government
  Governor of; the Governor
  Legislative Assembly of; the legislative assembly
  Provisional Regiment; but Puerto Rico regiment
  Resident Commissioner
Purchase, Gadsden, Louisiana, etc.
Puritan; puritanical
Pyrrhic victory

Quad Cities (Davenport, Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline)
queue
query

Radio Free Europe
Railroad, Alaska; the Railroad
Ranch, King, etc.; the ranch
Random-Access Memory (RAM)
Range, Cascade, etc. (mountains); the range
README file
Rebellion, if part of name; the rebellion:
  Boxer
  Great (Civil War)
  War of the
  Whisky
Reconstruction period (post-Civil War)
Red army
Red Cross, American (see American)
Reds, the; a Red (political)
redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID)
Reformation, the
Reformatory, Elmira, etc.; the reformatory
Refuge, Blackwater Migratory Bird, etc.; Blackwater Bird Refuge; 
    Blackwater refuge
region, north-central, etc.; first region, 10th region; region 7; 
    midcontinent
Register of the Treasury; the Register
Regular Army, Navy; a Regular (see also officer)
regulation:
  ceiling price regulation 8
  56 (Navy)
  supplementary regulation 22
  Veterans Regulation 8; but veterans regulations
  W (see also Federal Reserve Board)
Reign of Terror (France, 1792)
religious terms:
  Bahai
  Baptist
  Brahman
  Buddhist
  Catholic; Catholicism; but catholic (universal)
  Christian
  Christian Science
  Evangelical United Brethren
  Jewish
  Latter-day Saints
  Muslim (preferred) or Moslem: Shiite; Sunni
  New Thought
  Protestant; Protestantism
  Seventh-day Adventists
  Seventh-Day Baptists
  Zoroastrian
remote procedure call (RPC)
Renaissance, the (era)
reorganization plan (see plan)
Report, if part of name (with date or number); the annual report; the 
    report:
  Annual Report of the Secretary of Defense for the year ended September 
    30, 1991
  1991 Report of the Chief of the Forest Service
  Grace Commission report
  President's Economic Report; the Economic Report
  Railroad Retirement Board Annual Report, 1991; but annual report of 
    the Railroad Retirement Board
  Report No. 31
  United States Reports (publication)
Reporter, the (U.S. Supreme Court)

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Representative; Representative at Large (U.S. Congress); U.N.
Republic, capitalized if part of name; capitalized standing alone if 
    referring to a specific government:
  Czech
  French
  Irish
  of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  of Panama
  of the Philippines; Philippine Republic
  Slovak (Slovakia)
  United States
  also the American Republics; South American Republics; the Latin 
    American Republics; the Republics
Reservation  (forest, military, or Indian), if part of name; the 
        reservation:
  Great Sioux
  Hill Military
Reserve, if part of name; the Reserve (see also Air Force; Army Corps; 
    Coast Guard; Foreign Service; Marine Corps; Merchant Marine; Naval; 
    National Guard):
  Active
  Air Force
  Army
  bank (see Bank)
  Board, Federal (see Federal)
  city (see Bank)
  components
  Enlisted
  Establishment
  Inactive
  Naval
  officer
  Officers' Training Corps
  Ready
  Retired
  Standby
  Strategic
  Volunteer Naval
Reserves, the; reservist
Resident Commissioner (see Member; Puerto Rico)
Resolution, with number; the resolution:
  House Joint Resolution 3
  Public Resolution 6
  Resolution 42
  Senate Concurrent Resolution 18
  War Powers Resolution (short title)
  but Tonkin resolution
Revised Statutes (U.S.); Supplement to the Revised Statutes; the 
    statutes
Revolution, Revolutionary (if referring to the American, French, or 
    English Revolution) (see also War)
Rich Text Format (RTF)
rim; the Pacific rim
Road, if part of name: Benning; the road
Roman numerals, common nouns used with, not capitalized:
  book II; chapter II; part II; etc.
  but Book II: Modern Types (complete heading); Part XI: Early Thought 
    (complete heading)
route No. 12466; mail route 1742; railway mail route 1144; but Route 40, 
    State Route 9 (highways)
Royal Decree No. 24; Decree 24; the royal decree
rule 21; rule XXI; but Rule 21, when part of title: Rule 21: Renewal of 
    Motion
Ruler of the Universe (Deity)
Rules:
  of the House of Representatives; but rules of the House; House rule X
  Standing Rules of the Senate (publication); but rules of the Senate
  also Commission rules

Sabbath; Sabbath Day
sanitary district (see District)
savings bond (see bond)
schedule 2, A, II, etc.; but Schedule 2, when part of title; Schedule 2: 
    Open and Prepay Stations
School, if part of name; the school:
  any school of U.S. Armed Forces
  Hayes
  Pawnee Indian
  Public School 13; P.S. 13
school district (see District)
Scriptures; Holy Scriptures (the Bible)
Seabees (see Navy)
seaboard, Atlantic, eastern, etc.
seasons:
  autumn (fall)
  spring
  summer
  winter
seaway (see geographic terms; Authority; Corporation)
Second World War (see War)
Secretariat (see United Nations)
Secretaries of the Army and the Navy; but Secretaries of the military 
    departments; secretaryship
Secretary, head of national governmental unit:
  of Defense; of State; etc.; the Secretary
  of State for Foreign Affairs (British); for the Colonies; etc.; the 
    Secretary
  of the Smithsonian Institution; the Secretary
  also the Assistant Secretary; the Executive Secretary
  but secretary of the Interstate Commerce Commission; secretary of 
    state of Iowa
Secretary General: the Secretary General:
  Organization of American States
  South Pacific Commission
  United Nations
section 2, A, II, etc.; but Section 2, when part of title: Section 2: 
    Test Construction Theory
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Selective Service (see Service; System)

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Senate (U.S.), titles of officers standing alone capitalized:
  Chaplain
  Chief Clerk
  Doorkeeper
  Official Reporter(s)
  Parliamentarian
  Postmaster
  President of the
  President pro tempore
  Presiding Officer
  Secretary
  Sergeant at Arms
Senate, Ohio (State); the senate
Senator (U.S. Congress); but lowercased if referring to a State senator, 
    unless preceding a name
senatorial
Sergeant at Arms (U.S. Senate or House)
Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)
Sermon on the Mount
server
Service, if referring to Federal unit; the Service:
  Customs
  Employment
  Extension
  Fish and Wildlife
  Foreign (see Foreign Service)
  Forest
  Immigration and Naturalization
  Internal Revenue
  Marshalls
  Mediation and Conciliation
  National Park
  Postal
  Secret (Treasury)
  Selective (see also System); but selective service, in general sense; 
    selective service classification 1-A, 4-F, etc.
  Senior Executive
  Soil Conservation
service:
  airmail
  Army
  city delivery
  consular
  customs (see Service)
  diplomatic
  employment (State)
  extension (State)
  general delivery
  naval
  Navy
  parcel post
  postal field
  railway mail (see Division)
  rural free delivery; rural delivery; free delivery
  special delivery
  star route
Shelf, Continental (see Continental)
ship of state (unless personified)
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Simple Wide Area Information System (SWAIS)
Sister(s) (adherent of religious order)
Six Nations (see Indians)
Smithsonian Institution (see Institution)
Social Security Administration, application, check, pension, trust fund, 
    system, etc.
Socialist; socialism; socialistic (see also political parties)
Society, if part of name; the society:
  American Cancer Society, Inc.
  Boston Medical
  of the Cincinnati
soil bank
soil classifications:

   Alpine Meadow               Prairie
   Bog                         Ramann's Brown
   Brown                       Red
   Chernozem (Black)           Rendzina
   Chestnut                    Sierozem (Gray)
   Desert                      Solonchak
   Gray-Brown                  Solonetz
     Podzolic                  Soloth
   Half Bog                    Terra Rossa
   Laterite                    Tundra
   Pedalfer                    Wiesenboden
   Pedocal                     Yellow
   Podzol


Soldiers' Home, if part of name: Ohio Soldiers' Home; the soldiers' 
    home; etc.
Solicitor for the Department of Labor, etc.; the Solicitor
Solicitor General (Department of Justice)
Son of Man (Christ)
Sons of the American Revolution (organization); a Son; a Real Son
South:
  American Republics (see Republic)
  American States
  Atlantic
  Atlantic States
  Deep South (U.S.)
  Korea
  Midsouth (U.S.)
  Pacific
  Pole
  the South (section of United States); Southland
Southeast Asia
southern California, southeastern California, etc.
Southern States
Southern United States
southerner
Southwest, the (section of United States)
space shuttle; the shuttle
space station
Spanish-American War (see War)
SPAR, popular name, made up of initial letters of motto semper paratus--
    always ready; a Spar
special agent
specialist
Special Order No. 12; Special Orders, No. 12; a special order

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Spirit of '76 (painting); but spirit of '76 (in general sense)
sputnik; but Sputnik I, etc.
Square, Lafayette, etc.; the square
Staff, Foreign Service (see Foreign Service); Air
Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)
standard time (see time)
Star of Bethlehem
Star-Spangled Banner (see flag)
star wars
State:
  government
  legislature (see Legislature)
  line, Iowa, Ohio-Indiana, etc.
  New York
  of Israel
  of Pennsylvania
  of Veracruz
  of the Union Message/Address
  out-of-State (adjective); but out-of-stater
  prison
  rights; States rights
  Vatican City
state:
  church and
  of the art: state-of-the-art technology
  statehood, statehouse, stateside, statewide
  downstate, tristate, upstate, instate, substate, multistate
  welfare
State's attorney
state's evidence
States:
  Arab
  Balkan
  Baltic
  communistic
  Eastern; but eastern industrial States
  East North Central
  East South Central
  Eastern Gulf
  Eastern North Central, etc.
  Far Western
  Gulf; Gulf Coast
  Lake
  Latin American
  lower 48
  Middle
  Middle Atlantic
  Middle Western
  Midwestern
  Mountain
  New England
  North Atlantic
  Northwestern, etc.
  Organization of American
  Pacific
  Pacific Coast
  rights
  South American
  South Atlantic
  Southern
  the six States of Australia; a foreign state
  Thirteen Original; original 13 States
  Western; but western Gulf; western farming States
Station, if part of name; the station; not capitalized if referring to 
    surveying or similar work:
  Grand Central
  Key West Naval (see Naval)
  Nebraska Experiment Station; Experiment Station, Nebraska; Nebraska 
    station
  Syracuse Air Force
  television station WSYR-TV
  Union; Union Depot; the depot
  WAMU station; station WMAL; radio station WSM; broadcasting station 
    WJSV
station 9; substation A
Statue of Liberty; the statue
Statutes at Large (U.S.) (see also Revised Statutes)
Stealth: bomber, fighter
stockpile, national
stone age (see Ages)
storage facility
Stream, Gulf (see Gulf; geographic terms)
Street, if part of name; the street:
  I Street (not Eye Street)
  Fifteen-and-a-Half
  U Street (not You Street)
  110th Street
subcommittee (see Committee)
Subtreasury, New York, etc.; subtreas-ury at New York; the subtreasury
subtropical, subtropic(s) (see tropical)
summit meeting; Earth summit
Sun
Super Bowl
Superfund; the fund
Superintendent, if referring to head of Federal unit; the 
    Superintendent:
  of Documents (Government Printing Office)
  of the Naval (or Military) Academy
Supplement to the Revised Statutes (see Revised Statutes)
Supreme Bench; the Bench; also High Bench; High Tribunal
Supreme Court (U.S.); the Court; also High Court; titles of officers 
    standing alone capitalized:
  Chief Justice
  Clerk
  Marshal
  Reporter
  but Ohio Supreme Court; the supreme court
Surgeon General, the (Air Force, Army, Navy, and Public Health Service)
Survey, if part of name of Federal unit; the Survey: Coast and Geodetic; 
    Geological; National Wilderness Preservation
System, if referring to Federal unit; the System:
  Alaska Communication; the system
  Federal Credit; the System

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  Federal Home Loan Bank; the System
  Federal Reserve; the System
  National Forest; the System
  National Highway; the System
  National Park; the System
  National System of Interstate and Defense Highways; National System of 
    Interstate Highways; Interstate System of Highways; Interstate 
    Highway System; the Interstate System; the National System; the 
    system; but highway system; Federal road system
  National Trails; the System
  National Wild and Scenic Rivers; the System
  New York Central System; the system
  Regional Metro System; Metro system
  Selective Service (see also Service)
  but Amtrak railway system; Amtrak system; the system
  also Federal land bank system

table 2, II, A, etc.; but Table 2, when part of title: Table 2: Degrees 
    of Land Deterioration
Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)
task force (see Force; Report)
Team, USAREUR Field Assistance, etc.; the team
television station (see Station)
Telnet
Ten Commandments
Territorial, if referring to a political subdivision
Territory:
  Northwest (1799); the territory
  Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; Pacific Islands Trust 
    Territory; the trust territory; the territory
  Yukon, Northwest Territories; the Territory(ies), Territorial (Canada)
  but territory of: American Samoa, Guam, Virgin Islands
The, part of name, capitalized:
  The Dalles; The Gambia; The Hague; The Weirs; but the Dalles Dam; the 
    Dalles region; the Federal Bulletin Board; the Hague Conference; the 
    Weirs streets
  but the Adjutant General; the National Archives; the Archives; the 
    Times; the Mermaid; the Federal Express
Third World
Thirteen American Colonies, etc. (see Colonies)
Thirteen Original States
Thruway, New York; the thruway
time:
  Atlantic, Atlantic standard
  central, central standard
  Draconian (period of time)
  eastern, eastern daylight, eastern daylight saving (no s), eastern 
    standard
  Greenwich civil, etc.
  local, local standard
  mountain, mountain standard
  Pacific, Pacific standard
  universal
Time Division Multiplexing Access (TDMA)
title 2, II, A, etc.; but Title 2, when part of title: Title 2: General 
    Provisions
Tomb:
  Grant's; the tomb
  of the Unknowns; of the Unknown Soldier; Unknown Soldier's Tomb; the 
    tomb (see also Unknown Soldier)
Tower, Eiffel, etc.; the tower
Township, Union; township of Union
trade names and trademarks:

  Acrilan                              Formica
  Airwick                              Fathometer
  Alemite                              Fiberglas
  Alpha (protein)                        (fiberglass in
  Alumel                                 general sense)
  Alundum                              Fig Newtons
  Ameripol                             Freon
  Anchor (fence)                       Frigidaire
  Artgum

                                       Gameboy
  Bactratycin                          Geon
  Bakelite                             Glyptal
  Band-Aid                             Go Kart
  Belleekware                          Gyropilot
  Benzedrine                           Gyrosyn
  Bessemer (steel)
  Blendor (Waring)                     Halon (gas)
  Blue Rock (clay                      Hercolyn
   target)                             Hersheypark
                                       Hush Puppies
  Calgon                                 (shoes)
  Calrod                               Hydroseal
  Carbitol
  Carborundum                          Inconel
  Catalin                              Invar
  Caterpillar (tread)                  Iron-Clad
  Celanese
  Celastic                             Java
  Cellosolve                           Jeep
  Cellucotton
    (surgical 
    dressing)                          Kepone 
  Celluloid (plastics)                   (chlordecone)
  Celotex                              Kiddie Kar
  Chevron                              Kleenex
    (machinery                         Klieglight
    packing)                           Kodak
  Chlorex                              Kodapak
  Chromel (alloy)                      Koroseal
  CinemaScope                          Kovar
  Claratin
  Coca-Cola                            Lastex
  Coke                                 LaserWriter
  Corex                                Laundromat
  Crawlers                             Leatherette
  Cyclone (fence)                      Lexide
                                       Library (paste)
  Dacron                               Lift Gate
  Deepfreeze (home                     Lollypop
    freezer)                           Lucite
  De-Ion                               Lux
  Dulux
  Duraloy                              Masonite
  Duraplex                             MasterCard
                                       Methocel
  Electro-Silicon                      Micarta
  Elektron                             Modutrol
  Emulphor                             Monel (metal)

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  Nekal                                Steel-Flex
  Nichrome                             Stellite
  Nicofume                             Steri-Pad (surgical
  Nonex                                   dressing)
  NutraSweet                           Stiflex
                                       Styrofoam
  Orlon                                Sylphon
                                       Synpor
  Paraplex                             Syntron
  Peg Board
  Pentium                              Tabasco sauce
  Perbunan                             Talon (fastener)
  Permutit                             Technicolor
  Phosphor bronze                      Teflon
  Photronic                            TelePrompter
  Phytin                               Terramycin
    (pharmaceutical                    Thermit
    product)                           Thermofax
  Ping-Pong                            Thermos (vacuum 
  Plexiglas                              bottle)
  Pliolite                             Thiokol
  Pliowax                              Transite
  Polane                               Tylenol
  Polaroid
  Porocel                              Uformite
  Portland cement                      U-Haul
  Primacord                            UNIX
  Prozac
  Push-Back (theater                   Vacumatic
    chairs)                            Varsol
  Pyralin                              Vaseline
  Pyrex glass                          Velcro
                                       Verichrome
  Refinite                             ViewSonic
  Revertex                             Vistac
  Rocklath (plaster-                   Vistanex (-Medium)
     board)                            Vultex
  Rockwell (tester)
                                       Walkman
  Scotch (pressure-                    Windbreaker
    sensitive tape,                    Windows NT
    etc.)                              Word Perfect
  Shakeproof
  Sheetrock                            Xerox
  Slim Jims
  Snow Crop                            Yahoo!
  Solvesso
  Speed-Nut                            ZIP Code (Postal)
    (fastener)                         Zipper (heels)


Trade Representative (U.S.)
transatlantic; transpacific; trans-Siberian, etc.; but Transjordan; 
    Trans-Alaska
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Treasurer, Assistant, of the United States; the Assistant Treasurer; but 
    assistant treasurer at New York, etc.
Treasurer of the United States; the Treasurer
Treasury notes; Treasurys
Treasury, of the United States; General; National; Public; Register of 
    the
Treaty, if part of name; the treaty:
  Jay Treaty
  North Atlantic; North Atlantic Defense
  of Versailles
  but treaty of 1919
triad
tribe (see Indians)
Tribunal, standing alone capitalized only in minutes and official 
    reports of a specific arbitration; also High Tribunal; the Tribunal 
    (Supreme Court); Copyright Royalty Tribunal, the tribunal
Tris (chemical)
Tropic of Cancer, of Capricorn; the Tropics
tropical; neotropic, neotropical, sub- tropic(s), subtropical
Trust, Power, etc.
trust territory (see Territory)
Tunnel, Lincoln, etc.; the tunnel; but irrigation, railroad, etc., 
    tunnel
Turnpike, Pennsylvania, etc.; the turnpike
Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul)

U-boat
Under Secretary, if referring to officer of Federal Government; the 
    Under Secretary:
  of Agriculture
  of State
  of the Treasury
Uniform Code of Military Justice (see Code)
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Uniform Resource Name/Number (URN)
Union  (if part of proper name; capitalized standing alone if synonym 
        for United States or if referring to international unit):
  International Typographical; the Typographical Union; the union
  Pan American (see Organization of American States)
  Station; but union passenger station; union freight station
  Teamsters Union; the Teamsters; the union; also  the Auto Workers, 
    etc.
  Universal Postal; the Postal Union; the Union
  Western (see alliances)
  Woman's Christian Temperance
  but a painters union; printers union
Unit, if referring to Federal branch; the Unit:
  Alcohol Tax
  Income Tax
United Nations:
  Charter; the charter
  Conference on International Organization; the Conference
  Economic and Social Council; the Council
  Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) 
    (see Organization)
  Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); the Organization
  General Assembly; the Assembly
  International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF); the Fund

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  International Court of Justice; the Court
  International Labor Organization (see Organization)
  Little Assembly; the Assembly
  Permanent Court of Arbitration (see Court)
  Secretariat, the
  Secretary General
  Security Council; the Council
  Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development (SUNFED)
  Trusteeship Council; the Council
  World Employment Conference
  World Health Organization (WHO); the Organization
universal:
  military training (see Program)
  time (see time)
Universal Postal Union (see Union)
University, if part of name: Stanford; the university
Unknown Soldier; Unknown of World War II; World War II Unknown; Unknown 
    of Korea; Korea Unknown; the Unknowns (see also Tomb)
Upper, if part of name:
  Colorado River Basin
  Egypt
  Peninsula (of Michigan)
  but upper House of Congress
Uruguay round
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
U.S.S.R. (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics):
  Cominform (Communist Information Bureau)
  Communist International
  Communist States
  New Independent State
  Politburo
  Red army
  Reds, the; a Red
  Soviet, if part of name; capitalized standing alone if referring to 
      central governmental unit:
    Government; but Communist government
    Moscow
    National
    of Labor and Defense
    S.S.S.R. (Siberian Soviet Socialist Republics)
    but a soviet; sovietic; sovietism; sovietize

Valley, Shenandoah, etc.; the valley; but the valleys of Virginia and 
    Maryland
V-E Day; V-J Day (see holidays);       V-chip
veteran, World War
Veterans Day (see holidays)
vice consul, British, etc.
Vice President (same as President)
Victoria Cross (see decorations)
virtual LAN (VLAN)
Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML)
Voice of America; the Voice
Voice of Democracy Contest; the contest
volume 2, A, II, etc.; but Volume 2, when part of title: Volume 2: Five 
    Rivers in America's Future
Volunteer Naval Reserve (see Reserve)

WAC (see Corps)
WAF (women in the Air Force; a Waf, Wafs (individuals)
WAIS Client Software
War, if part of formal name:
  Between the States
  Civil
  First World War; World War I; World War; Great War; Second World War; 
    World War II; but world war III
  for Independence (1776)
  French and Indian (1754-63)
  Mexican
  of the Nations
  of the Rebellion; the rebellion
  of the Revolution; the Revolution
  of 1812; but war of 1914
  Philippine Insurrection
  Revolutionary
  Seven Years'
  Six-Day (Arab-Israeli)
  Spanish
  Spanish-American
  the two World Wars
  also post-World War II
war, descriptive or undeclared:
  cold, hot
  European
  French and Indian wars
  Indian
  Korean
  Persian Gulf; gulf
  third world; world war III
  Vietnam
  with Mexico
  with Spain
War College, National (see College)
War Mothers (see American)
ward 1, 2, etc.; first, 11th, etc.
Washington's Farewell Address
water district (see District)
waterway, inland, intercoastal, etc.; but Intracoastal Waterway
WAVES (women accepted for volunteer emergency service); a Wave
Web
Web broadcasting
Web browser
Webcasting
WebTV
Web site
Week, Fire Prevention; etc.
welfare state
West:
  Bank (Jordan)
  Coast (Africa); but west coast (U.S.)
  End, etc. (section of city)
  Europe (political entity)

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  Far West; Far Western States
  Florida (1763-1819)
  Middle (United States); Midwest
  South Central States, etc.
  the West (section of United States; also world political entity)
west, western Pennsylvania
Western:
  bloc
  civilization
  countries
  Europe(an) (political entity)
  Hemisphere; the hemisphere
  ideas
  North Central States
  Powers
  States
  Union (see alliances)
  United States
  World
  but far western; western farming States (U.S.)
westerner
What you see is what you get. (WYSIWYG)
Wheat Belt (see Belt)
whip, the (of political party in Congress)
Whisky Rebellion (see Rebellion)
White (synonym for Caucasian)
White House:
  Blue Room
  East Room
  Oval Office
  Police (see Police)
  Red Room
  Rose Garden
  State Dining Room
white paper, British, etc.
Wide Area Information Server (WAIS)
wide area network (WAN)
Wilderness, capitalized with name; San Joaquin Wilderness, CA; the 
    wilderness; but the Wilderness (Virginia battlefield)
WinWAIS
woman marine, etc. (see Marine Corps)
Women's Army Corps (see Corps)
Wood, if part of name:
  Belleau Wood
  House of the Woods (palace)
World: New, Old, Third; but free world
World Bank; the Bank
World Series
World War (see War)
World War II veteran
World Wide Web (WWW), the Web

Xmodem
x ray (note: no hyphen)

Year, International Geophysical; the Geophysical Year; the Year
year:
  calendar
  fiscal
Ymodem
Young Men's Christian Association (see Association)
Your Excellency; Your Honor; Your Majesty; etc.
Youth Corps; the Corps

ZIP Code number; ZIP+4
Z39.50
Zmodem
Zone, if part of name; the zone:
  Bizonia; bizonal
  British (in Germany)
  Canal (Panama)
  Eastern, Western (Germany)
  Frigid
  Hot (infectious area)
  New York Foreign Trade; Foreign Trade Zone No. 1; but the foreign 
    trade zone
  of Interior (see Command)
  Temperate, Torrid; the zone
  Trizonia; trizonal
  but Arctic, eastern standard time, enterprise, polar, tropical zone, 
    etc.
Zoological Park (National); the zoo; the park