| kung fu |
a Chinese method of self-defense involving fluid, circular movements of the hands and legs. (Cf. karate.) |
| Kunming |
a city in south central China. |
| Kunming Lake |
the sixth-largest freshwater lake in China, located in Beijing. |
| Kuomintang |
the main political party of China from 1911 to 1948, and of Taiwan since 1948. |
| Kurd |
a member of a Muslim people that lives in southeastern Turkey, northern Iran and Iraq, and the Caucasus. |
| Kurdish |
of or pertaining to the Kurds or their culture, language, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| kuru |
a fatal viral disease that affects the nervous system, occurring in New Guinea. |
| kurus |
the smaller monetary unit of Turkey. (Cf. lira.) |
| Kutenai |
a member of a tribe of North American Indians of the northwestern United States and western Canada. [2 definitions] |
| kuvasz |
any of a Hungarian breed of dog with a large strong body covered by long wavy white fur. |
| Kuwait |
a Middle Eastern country at the northern end of the Persian Gulf. |
| kv |
abbreviation of "kilovolt," or "kilovolts," a unit of electromotive force equal to one thousand volts. |
| kw |
abbreviation of "kilowatt," or "kilowatts," a unit of electrical power equal to one thousand watts. |
| kwacha |
the chief monetary unit of Malawi, equaling one hundred tambala. [2 definitions] |
| kwanza |
the chief monetary unit of Angola, equaling one hundred lwei. |
| Kwanzaa |
an African-American festival, celebrating family, community, and culture, held from December 26 to January 1. |
| kwashiorkor |
a chiefly African disease of babies and small children that is caused by malnutrition and whose symptoms include potbelly, edema, anemia, and discoloration of hair or skin. |
| kwh |
abbreviation of "kilowatt-hour," or "kilowatt-hours," a unit of electrical energy equal to one kilowatt operating for one hour. |
| KY |
abbreviation of "Kentucky," an east central U.S. state, south of Indiana and Ohio. |
| kyat |
the chief monetary unit of Myanmar, equaling one hundred pyas. |
| Kyiv |
the capital of Ukraine. |