kos

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proper noun

An island of the Dodecanese, Greece.

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Meanings

kos1

nounkos (plural koses or kos)

plural koses

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of coss.

Kos2

proper noun

alternative Cos

KOS3

noun
  1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of key operated switch.
  2. abbreviationacronymAcronym of key-operated selector.
  3. abbreviationacronymAcronym of Knackered Old Shit.
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of knowledge organization system.
  5. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of knowledge organization structure.
  6. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of kernel operating system.
verb
  1. abbreviationinitialismvideo gamesInitialism of kill on sight: used in addition to a target player's username to alert teammates of a suspicious player that should be killed when seen.
phrase
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of keep on smiling.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Kohler Operating System.

KOs4

noun
  1. pluralplural of KO
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of KO

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities

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Origin

  1. GreekΚως
  2. Ancient GreekΚῶς
  3. EnglishKos

From Ancient Greek Κῶς (Kôs) and modern Greek Κως (Kos).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Κῶς
  • Κῶς (Kôs)island
Arabic كُوس
  • كُوس (kūs)island
French Cos
  • Cosisland
German Kos
  • Kosisland
Greek Κως
  • Κως (Kos)island
Italian Coo
  • Cooisland
Japanese コス島
  • コス島 (kosu-tō)island
Latin Cōs, Cous
  • Cōsisland
  • Cousisland
  • Coosisland
Persian استانکوی, کوس
  • استانکوی (estânkuy)island
  • کوس (kus)island
Polish Kos
  • Kosisland
Portuguese Cós
  • Cósisland
Russian Кос
  • Кос (Kos)island
Turkish İstanköy
  • İstanköyisland

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APA

kos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kos

MLA

“kos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kos. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kos,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kos.

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