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Canada

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Pierce Range The Pierce Range is a small very steep-sided mountain range on central Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It has an area of 94 km2 and is a subrange of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in turn form part of the Insular Mountains.
, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia


United States

* Pierce, Colorado * Pierce, Idaho * Pierce, Illinois * Pierce, Kentucky * Pierce, Nebraska * Pierce, Texas * Pierce, West Virginia *
Pierce, Wisconsin Pierce is a town (Wisconsin), town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 833 at the 2010 census. Communities * Alaska, Wisconsin, Alaska is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorpor ...
* Mount Pierce (New Hampshire), a peak in the White Mountains * Pierce County (disambiguation), several places


Organizations

* Pierce Biotechnology, an American biotechnology company focused on protein biology * Pierce Manufacturing, an American manufacturer of fire trucks * Franklin Pierce Law Center, a law school in Concord, New Hampshire *
Franklin Pierce University Franklin Pierce University is a private university in Rindge, New Hampshire, United States. It was founded as Franklin Pierce College in 1962, combining a liberal arts foundation with coursework for professional development, professional preparat ...
, a liberal arts college in Rindge, New Hampshire


People

* Pierce (given name) *
Pierce (surname) Pierce is an English, Welsh, and Irish surname. The name is a cognate of French '' Pierre'' ('Peter'). Notable people with that surname include: Disambiguation pages * Andrew Pierce (disambiguation), several people * Benjamin Pierce (disambig ...


Other uses

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Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company was an American motor vehicle manufacturer based in Buffalo, New York, active from 1901 to 1938. Although best known for its expensive luxury cars, Pierce-Arrow also manufactured commercial trucks, fire tr ...
* Pierce Washington, one of the main characters of ''
Saints Row 2 ''Saints Row 2'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Volition and published by THQ. It is the sequel to 2006's '' Saints Row'' and the second installment in the ''Saints Row'' series. The game was released in October 2008 for the Pla ...
'' and '' Saints Row: The Third'' *
Pierce oscillator The Pierce oscillator is a type of electronic oscillator particularly well-suited for use in piezoelectric crystal oscillator circuits. Named for its inventor, George W. Pierce (1872–1956), the Pierce oscillator is a derivative of the Colpit ...
, an electronic oscillator *
Pierce's disease ''Xylella fastidiosa'' is an aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium of the genus ''Xylella''. It is a plant pathogen, that grows in the water transport tissues of plants ( xylem vessels) and is transmitted exclusively by xylem sap-feeding insects suc ...
, a grape disease *
Pierce Protein Assay The Pierce Protein Assay is a method of protein quantification. It provides quick estimation of the protein amount in a given sample. Protocol The assay is separated into three main parts: preparation of the Diluted Albumin (BSA) Standards, pre ...
, a method of quantification of protein in biology *'' Pierce v. Society of Sisters,'' a 1925 United States Supreme Court case


See also

* Piercing *
Piers Ploughman ''Piers Plowman'' (written 1370–86; possibly ) or ''Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman'' (''William's Vision of Piers Plowman'') is a Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland. It is written in un-rhymed, alliterative ...
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Peirce (disambiguation) Peirce may refer to: * Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914), American philosopher, founder of pragmatism Schools * Peirce College, Philadelphia, formerly known as Peirce College of Business, Peirce Junior College and Peirce School of Business Admi ...
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Pierse Pierse is both a surname and a masculine given name. It is a variant of Pierce, which is of Norman origin. The name appears to be a corruption of the ancient French name Piers, itself derived from the earlier Latin Petrus meaning 'a piece of rock ...
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