Words starting with K

KapingamarangianOf or relating to Kapingamarangi, an atoll and municipality of the Federated States of Micronesia.
KapinosA surname from Ukrainian.
KapinusA surname.
KapisaA province of Afghanistan.
kapishcheA pre-Christian shrine from Slavic cultures, usually in the form of a field, a sacred fire, and an idol of a god.
KapistAny of a group of Polish painters of the 1930s who saw art as independent from any historical tradition or symbolism.
KapitalistateAccording to certain Marxist beliefs, the modern capitalist state when regarded as controlled or influenced by government, rather than being a true free market.
KapiteanAn age from 6.5 to 5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Miocene.
KapitolyoA barangay of Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines.
KapkaA surname, variant of Kopka
KaplanA surname.
KaplanianOf or relating to Mordecai Kaplan (born Mottel Kaplan; 1881–1983), Lithuanian-born American rabbi, writer, Jewish educator, professor, theologian, philosopher, activist, and religious leader who founded the Reconstructionist branch of Judaism along with his son-in-law Ira Eisenstein.
KaplinA surname.
KaplowitzA surname from Polish.
KaplunA surname from Hebrew.
kapnographyThe production of designs on smoked glass
kapoA prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor.
kapokA silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.
kapoofThe sound of something disappearing, or going up in smoke.
KapookaA suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
KaporiA Papuan language of Indonesia.
KaposiA surname.
kaposiformResembling Kaposi's sarcoma
kaposinA protein, associated with Kaposi's sarcoma, that enhances the release of pathogenetically important proinflammatory cytokines.
kapotaA long black coat worn on certain occasions by members of the Chabad movement.
kapotasanaAn asana, or pose, consisting essentially of a backbend with knees on the ground.
kappA headcovering worn by many women of certain Anabaptist Christian traditions (especially Mennonites and Amish) for religious reasons.
kappaThe tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
kappacismfaulty pronunciation of the consonant /k/
kappalA ship, especially a square-rigged vessel with top and top-gallant masts.
kappamakihosomaki sushi with a cucumber filling
kapparahAtonement.
kapparotA customary atonement ritual practised by Orthodox Jews on the eve of Yom Kippur, involving the waving of money or a chicken over a person's head before it is donated to charity or to feed the hungry.
kappelSynonym of yarmulke.
kappieA kind of Afrikaner bonnet.
kapplandAn old Swedish unit of area, equivalent to 154.3 m² (1,661 sq ft).
KapplerA surname.
KaprijeAn island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, situated in the Šibenik archipelago.
KaptolA municipality of Croatia.
kaptonA polyimide film that remains stable across a wide range of temperatures, used in flexible printed circuits, thermal blankets, etc.
KapturA surname
kapuTaboo, especially in Hawaiian contexts.
kapukaGriselinia littoralis, a tree of New Zealand.
KapurA surname from Punjabi
KapurthalaA district of Punjab, India, divided into two noncontiguous parts.
KapuskasingA river in Canada.
kapustaA dish of braised or stewed sauerkraut or cabbage, with bacon, mushroom and onion or garlic.
kapustiniteA monoclinic-prismatic dark cherry red mineral containing calcium, cerium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, neodymium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, titanium, uranium, yttrium, and zirconium.
kaputOut of order; not working.
KaputarA locality in the Narrabri council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.
kaputnessThe state, quality, or condition of being kaput
kaputskibroken, broken down
kaputzKaput.
kapwingThe sound of something, such as a bullet, ricocheting violently off something else.
KaqchikelA Mayan people of Guatemala.
karaA bangle worn by Sikhs, one of the five Ks, to remind them to do God's work.
karaageJapanese or Korean food that is dipped in flour and then deep-fried, typically made from boneless chicken.
KarabaghAn ornamental rug from the Karabakh region.
KarabakhA geographic region in present-day southwestern Azerbaijan and eastern Armenia. It includes three regions: Highland Karabakh (present-day Nagorno-Karabakh), Lowland Karabakh (the southern Kura-steppes) and a part of Syunik.
KarabakhianOf or relating to Karabakh, Nagorno-Karabakh or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
KarabarA locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
karabeamber; bitumen
KarabealA locality in the Shire of Southern Grampians, south western Victoria, Australia
KarabulakA town in Ingushetia, Russia.
karaburanA hot dusty northeasterly wind in the Tarim Basin in Central Asia.
KarachayA member of a North Caucasian-Turkic ethnic group primarily located in their ancestral lands in Karachay–Cherkess Republic, a republic of Russia in the North Caucasus.
KarachevA town in Karachevsky urban settlement, Karachevsky Raion, Bryansk Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia, first mentioned in 1146.
KarachiThe largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province.
KarachiiteA person from or a resident of Karachi, Pakistan.
karackA very large naan, intended for sharing by a group eating balti food.
karadaAn intricate rope structure tied around the body.
KaradshehA surname.
KaradzicA surname from Serbo-Croatian
KaraffaA surname from Italian.
KarafutoJapanese name for Sakhalin (island in Russia)
KaragandaA city in Kazakhstan.
karaganeA grey fox found in the former Russian Empire.
KaragiozisA certain Greek shadow puppet character, of Turkish origin.
KaragweA district of Kagera, Tanzania
karahiA deep circular vessel resembling a wok, traditionally of cast iron, used in South Asian cuisine.
KaraikalA town in Puducherry, India.
KaraimA member of an ethnic group in Central and Eastern Europe which traditionally spoke this (Turkic) language and practiced Karaite Judaism.
KaraismA Jewish movement that recognises only the Tanakh as a supreme legal authority, distinct from Rabbinic Judaism.
KaraiteAn adherent of Karaism.
KaraiticOf or relating to Karaism.
KaraiticaArtifacts and written works pertaining to the Karaites, their culture or their religion.
KarajA city in Iran, the seat of Karaj County's Central District and the capital of Alborz Province.
karajishiA guardian lion figure found in Chinese and Japanese art.
KarakA city and governorate of Jordan
karakaAn evergreen tree, Corynocarpus laevigatus, bearing fruits with a kernel that can be eaten after extensive roasting and washing.
KarakalpakA member of a Turkic ethnic group native to Karakalpakstan in northwestern Uzbekistan.
KarakalpakstanAn autonomous republic in northwestern Uzbekistan, bordering Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Official name: Republic of Karakalpakstan. Capital: Nukus.
KarakashevaA Bulgarian surname from Bulgarian
KarakashianA surname from Armenian.
KarakashyanA surname from Armenian.
KarakaxA county of Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Karakelongthe chief island of the Talaud Islands north east of Sulawesi, Indonesia
KarakhanidOf or relating to this language or the people who speak it.
karakiaMāori incantations and prayers, used to invoke spiritual guidance and protection.
KarakolA city in the Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan.
karakolineA diterpene alkaloid found in various Aconitium species; C₂₀H₃₅NO₄.
KarakoramA mountain range located in Gilgit, Ladakh and Baltistan, containing more than sixty peaks above 7,000 m (22,960 ft), including K2, the second highest peak in the world.
KarakorumA city, once capital of the Mongol Empire (1235–1260) and later of the Northern Yuan (1371–1388).
karakouAn ornate Algerian women's jacket.
karakulA sheep of a Central Asian breed.
KarakulovA transliteration of the Russian surname Каракулов (Karakulov).
karakurtSynonym of malmignatte.
karamThe tree Adina cordifolia.
KaramanA province in the Central Anatolia region, Turkey.
KaramanianA surname from Armenian.
KaramanlisA transliteration of the Greek surname Καραμανλής (Karamanlís).
KaramanlismThe particular style of governance and general management of political life (pragmatic, synthetical, systematic instead of ideological, analytical, and haphazard) introduced by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
KaramanovA transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Караманов (Karamanov).
KaramanyanA surname from Armenian.
KaramayA prefecture-level city in northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Karamazoviansensual; lustful; passionate
KarambelkarA surname from Marathi.
karambitA small, curved Southeast Asian knife resembling a Sumatran tiger's claw.
KaramenderesSynonym of Scamander (“river in Turkey”).
KaramojaA region of Uganda.
KaramojoA native or inhabitant of Karamoja.
KaramojongA Nilo-Saharan language of Uganda.
karamuThe feast eaten as part of Kwanzaa celebrations.
KaranA female given name of North American usage, variant of Karen.
karandaCarissa carandas, a species of flowering shrub in the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
KarangA hillock island village in the middle of the Loktak lake.
karangaIn Māori culture, an exchange of calls that forms part of the pōhiri.
Karangetanga volcano located on the north side of Siau Island in Indonesia
KarangiA suburb of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
karanjaA tree, Pongamia pinnata
karanjiA sweet dumpling made with coconut.
karanjinA furanoflavonol obtained from the seeds of the karanja tree, and used as a pesticide and insecticide.
Karankawaan Indigenous nation from modern southern Texas
karanteenA strepie, bamboo fish or striped karanteen (Sarpa salpa).
KaraoAn Austronesian language of northern Luzon, Philippines.
karaokeA form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.
KarapapakhA member of an Azeri people.
KarapetianA surname from Armenian.
KarapetyanA surname from Armenian.
karapinchacurry tree
karasA surname.
KarasburgA town in ǁKaras Region, southern Namibia.
KarasekA surname.
karashiA kind of Japanese mustard made from the brown mustard plant.
KarasikA surname.
KarasinskiA surname from Polish.
KarasjokA village and municipality of Finnmark, in northern Norway.
karassA network or group of people who are somehow affiliated or linked spiritually.
karasugiteA monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and strontium.
karasumiDried salted mullet roe, a Japanese delicacy.

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