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Concordia may refer to:

Animals

  • Concordia Kingsley (1880) a junior synonym of the Thoridae crustacean genus Latreutes Stimpson (1860)
  • Concordia, Müller & Reisz (2005), the original name of a genus of the extinct reptile family Captorhinidae, subsequently renamed Euconcordia

Educational institutions

Canada

United States

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod

Concordia University System

  • The Concordia University System in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, ten U.S. colleges and universities
    • Concordia College Alabama, Selma, closed in 2018
    • Concordia College (New York), Bronxville
    • Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois
    • Concordia University Irvine, California
    • Concordia University (Michigan), Ann Arbor
    • Concordia University (Nebraska), Seward
    • Concordia University (Oregon), Portland
    • Concordia University (Saint Paul, Minnesota), a liberal arts university
    • Concordia University Texas, a private, coeducational institution of liberal arts and sciences in Austin
    • Concordia University Wisconsin (Mequon), a private liberal arts college in Mequon
    • Concordia University School of Law, Boise, Idaho

Other

Elsewhere

  • Concordia College (Manila) (Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion de la Concordia)
  • Concordia College (Namibia), Windhoek
  • Concordia College (South Australia), an independent and co-educational Lutheran school in Adelaide
  • Concordia College and University, Dominica
  • Concordia International School Shanghai, an international private Christian school in Pudong, China
  • Concordia International University Estonia, part of Tallinn University of Technology
  • Concordia Lutheran College, Queensland, Australia
  • Concordian International School Bangkaew, Samutprakarn, Thailand

Mottos

  • Concordia cum veritate, Latin phrase: in harmony with truth – motto of the University of Waterloo
  • Concordia salus, Latin phrase: salvation through harmony – motto of Montreal

Objects, brands, and publications

  • Book of Concord, or Concordia, a compilation of Lutheran doctrinal statements published in 1580
  • Concordia, alternative name of the newspaper Românul
  • Concordia (beverage), a Peruvian soft drink brand
  • Concordia discordantium canonum, a collection of Canon law compiled and written in the 12th century
  • Concordia, Ede, a windmill in the Netherlands
  • Cunliffe-Owen Concordia, a British 1940s prototype airliner

Organizations and businesses

  • Concordia Association, a political party in Manchukuo (1930s–1940s)
  • Concordia Business Solutions, a Caribbean marketing and business development company
  • Concordia Healthcare, a Canadian pharmaceutical company
  • Concordia Publishing House, LCMS publishing wing
  • Concordia Summit, an annual summit held by the nonprofit organization Concordia to promote private-public partnerships

Religious organizations

(not including educational organizations)

People

  • Charles Concordia (1908–2003), American electrical engineer
  • Concordia Antarova (1886–1959), Russian singer
  • Concordia Scott (1924–2014), Scottish sculptor and Benedictine nun
  • Concordia Selander (1861–1935), Swedish actress and theatre director

Places

As a place name, at times indicating Lutheran settlers:

Africa

  • Concordia, Northern Cape, South Africa
  • Concordia, Western Cape, South Africa

Antarctica

  • Concordia Station, scientific research station on Dome C, Antarctica
  • Concordia Subglacial Lake, a subglacial lake in Antarctica

Asia

Australasia

  • Concordia, South Australia, a locality in the Barossa Valley

Europe

  • Concordia Sagittaria, Italian town established in Roman times
  • Concordia sulla Secchia, Italian municipality
  • Concordia Theatre, Hinckley, England
  • Concordiasee, artificial lake in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
  • Konkordiaplatz (Concordia Place), confluence of Aletsch Glacier, Swiss Alps
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia-Pordenone, suffragan of the archdiocese of Venice

North America

Canada

United States

South America

  • Concordia Bay, Falkland Islands
  • Concordia Department, an administrative subdivision of Entre Ríos, Argentina
  • Concordia Tunnel, proposed tunnel between Bolivia and the Pacific Ocean
  • Concórdia, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Colombia

Extraterrestrial

Ships and boats

  • Concordia-class cruise ship
    • The first ship of that class, the Costa Concordia
      • which ran aground in the Costa Concordia disaster
  • Concordia (ship) (1992–2010), a barquentine tall ship used for sail training
  • Concordia (1696 ship), an early Dutch sailing ship
  • Concordia yawls, a type of sailing boat
  • Concordia (steamboat), ran on Puget Sound 1930s–1970s

Sport

  • Concordia Tornados men's soccer, Austin, Texas
  • Concordia Tornados women's soccer, Austin Texas
  • Concordia Knurów, Polish football club
  • Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski, Polish football club
  • Concordia Stingers, sports teams from Concordia University, Montreal
  • CS Concordia Chiajna, Romanian football club
  • FC Concordia Basel, Swiss football club, playing in the Challenge League
  • FC Concordia Wilhelmsruh, German football club based in Berlin
  • HŠK Concordia, Croatian football club (1906–1945)
  • SC Concordia von 1907, German football club
  • Stadionul Concordia, Concordia Stadium, the home grounds of CS Concordia Chiajna
  • SV Concordia Königsberg, East Prussian football club (1911–1945)

See also

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