kampong kampong: n. a Malayan enclosure or village. [Malay: cf. COMPOUND(2)]
kamet koran Koran: n. (also Qur'an) the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad and written down in Arabic. øøKoranic adj. [Arab. kur' an recitation f. kara' a read]
kiltie kiltie: n. a wearer of a kilt, esp. a kilted Highland soldier.
kilojoule kilojoule: n. 1,000 joules, esp. as a measure of the energy value of foods. °Abbr.: kJ.
kaiser kaiser: n. hist. an emperor, esp. the German Emperor, the Emperor of Austria, or the head of the Holy Roman Empire. øøkaisership n. [in mod. Eng. f. G Kaiser and Du. keizer; in ME f. OE casere f. Gmc adoption (through Gk kaisar) of L Caesar: see CAESAR]
kirkman kirkman: n. (pl. -men) Sc. & N.Engl. a member of the Church of Scotland.
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