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Kildonan: historic district within the city of Winnipeg, southern Manitoba, Canada. Situated on both sides of the Red River, it comprises the former cities of East Kildonan and West Kildonan and ...
Kilgore: city, on the Gregg-Rusk county line, northeastern Texas, U.S., about 50 miles (80 km) west of the border with Louisiana. The city is part of the Longview-Kilgore-Gladewater-Tyler oil complex in ...
Kili: coral island in the Ralik chain of the Marshall Islands, west-central Pacific Ocean. It is about 230 acres (93 hectares) in area. Islanders from Bikini, site of U.S. atomic-bomb tests, ...
Kilian, Saint: missionary bishop who, with his companions Saints Colman and Totnan, gave his life for the Christianization of Thuringia and eastern Franconia. At Wurzburg, in about 689, all three were beheaded ...
kilim: pileless floor covering handwoven in most places where pile rugs are made. The term is applied both generally and specifically, with the former use referring to virtually any ruglike fabric ...
Kilimanjaro: volcanic massif in northeastern Tanzania, near the Kenya border. Its central cone, Kibo, rises to 19,340 feet (5,895 metres) and is the highest point in Africa. Kilimanjaro lies about 100 ...
Kilis: town, extreme southern Turkey. It lies near the Syrian border north of Aleppo, Syria, and is often identified with the ancient town of Kilisi mentioned in Assyrian records. It was ...
Kilkeel: fishing port and seaside resort, at the mouth of the River Kilkeel, Newry and Mourne district (established 1973), formerly in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the foot of ...
Kilkenny: city, municipal borough, and seat of County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Nore, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Waterford. The ancient capital of ...
Kilkenny: county, province of Leinster, southeastern Ireland. It is bounded by Counties Laoighis (north), Carlow and Wexford (east), Waterford (south), and Tipperary (west). The principal rivers are the Barrow, Suir, and ...
Killaloe: town, County Clare, Ireland. It lies on the west bank of the River Shannon, between Mount Bernagh and the Arra Mountains. The town is connected with Ballina, on the opposite ...
Killanin, Michael Morris, 3rd Baron: Irish author and businessman who in 1972 succeeded Avery Brundage as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), after having served as IOC vice president since 1968.
Killarney: market town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. It lies near the Killarney lakes, famed for their beauty, about 45 miles (70 km) north-northwest of Cork. Rising steeply to the west ...
Killarney Provincial Park: wilderness park, southeastern Ontario, Canada, on the northern shore of Georgian Bay of Lake Huron. Established in 1964, it has an area of 132 sq mi (342 sq km), including ...
killdeer: (Charadrius, sometimes Oxyechus, vociferus), American bird that frequents grassy mud flats, pastures, and fields. It belongs to the plover family of shorebirds (Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes). The killdeer's name is suggestive ...
Killeen: city, Bell county, central Texas, U.S., west of Temple, 65 miles (105 km) north of Austin. Laid out (1882) as Palo Alto by the Santa Fe Railway and named for ...
killer whale: largest member of the dolphin family (Delphinidae). The killer whale is easy to identify by its size and striking coloration: jet-black on top and pure white below with a white ...
Killian, James Rhyne, Jr.: American statesman and academic administrator who was instrumental in the formation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) both as chairman of the President's Science Advisory Committee and as ...
killifish: any of a few hundred species of usually elongated fishes of the family Cyprinodontidae (order Atheriniformes), found worldwide, especially in the tropics of Africa and the New World. They inhabit ...
Killigrew, Thomas: English dramatist and playhouse manager who was better known for his wit than for his plays, although some of the jokes in The Parson's Wedding (acted c. 1640) were appropriated ...
Killy, Jean-Claude: French skier, a dominant figure in men's international Alpine skiing competitions from 1965 through 1968 and a popular sports personage known for his irreverent behaviour.
Kilmarnock: industrial town, East Ayrshire council area, historic county of Ayrshire, southeastern Scotland. It lies along Kilmarnock Water south of the metropolitan complex of Glasgow.
Kilmer, Joyce: American poet known chiefly for his 12-line verse entitled "Trees."
kiln: oven for firing, drying, baking, hardening, or burning a substance, particularly clay products but originally also grain and meal. The brick kiln was a major advance in ancient technology because ...
kilogram: basic unit of mass in the metric system, equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept at the International Bureau of Weights and ...
kilometre: unit of length equal to 1,000 metres and the equivalent of 0.6214 mile (see metric system).
Kilpi, Volter: Finnish novelist and social critic who was an exponent of the modern experimental novel.
kilt: knee-length skirtlike garment that is worn by men as a major element of the traditional national garb of Scotland. (The other main component of Highland dress, as the traditional male ...
Kilwa: former Islamic city-state on an island off the coast of what is now southern Tanzania. Founded in the late 10th century by settlers from Arabia and Iran, it became one ...
Kim Chong-hui: the best-known Korean calligrapher of the 19th century.
Kim Dae Jung: South Korean politician, who became a prominent opposition leader during the tenure of President Park Chung Hee. He became the first opposition leader to win election to his country's presidency ...
Kim Dae-gon, Saint: the first Korean Catholic priest.
Kim Hong-do: one of the first Korean artists to depict the common people in his work.
Kim Il-sung: communist leader of North Korea from 1948 until his death in 1994. He was the nation's premier from 1948 to 1972, chairman of its dominant Korean Workers (Communist) Party from ...
Kim Jae Kyu: South Korean military officer and head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) who, on Oct. 26, 1979, assassinated the South Korean president, Park Chung Hee.
Kim Jong Il: North Korean politician, son of the former North Korean premier and (communist) Korean Workers' Party (KWP) chairman Kim Il-sung, and successor to his father as ruler of North Korea.
Kim Young Sam: South Korean politician, moderate opposition leader, and president from 1993 to 1998.
Kimbangu, Simon: Congolese religious leader who founded a separatist church known as the Kimbanguist church.
Kimbanguist Church: ("Church of Jesus Christ on Earth Through the Prophet Simon Kimbangu"), largest independent African church and the first to be admitted (in 1969) to the World Council of Churches. It ...
Kimbe: port on the north-central coast of New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea. Located in an area of cones, domes, and alluvial fans of volcanic origin, the town lies along Stettin ...
Kimbell Art Museum: collection of world art in a classic modern building, in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S., founded by Kay Kimbell, an industrialist and art patron. Kimbell and his wife established the Kimbell ...
Kimberley: city, southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated near St. Mary River, just northwest of Cranbrook. Built on the rolling slopes of the Sullivan and North Star hills, Kimberley is ...
Kimberley: plateau region of northern Western Australia, extending from the rugged northwest Indian Ocean coast south to the Fitzroy River and east to the Ord River. With an area of about ...
Kimberley: city, diamond-mining centre, and capital of Northern Cape province, South Africa. It lies near the Free State province border. Founded after the discovery of diamonds on farms in the area ...
kimberlite: a dark-coloured, heavy, often altered and brecciated (fragmented), intrusive igneous rock that contains the only diamonds known to occur in the rock matrix where they originally formed. It has a ...
Kimch'aek: city, eastern North Korea. It is on the estuary of the Namdae River, along the Sea of Japan. Protected by promontories, it has a good natural harbour and is a ...
Kimch'on: city, Kyongsang-puk do (province), south-central South Korea. It lies 43 miles (69 km) northwest of Taegu. During the Yi dynasty (1392-1910) the city was one of the most important market ...
kimchi: spicy, fermented pickle that invariably accompanies a Korean meal. The vegetables most commonly used in its preparation are celery cabbage, Chinese turnip, and cucumber. The prepared vegetables are sliced, highly ...
Kimhi, David: European scholar of the Hebrew language whose writings on Hebrew lexicography and grammar became standard works in the Middle Ages and whose reputation eclipsed that of both his father, Joseph ...
Kimhi, Joseph: European grammarian, biblical exegete, and poet who, with his sons, Moses and David, made fundamental contributions to establishing Hebrew-language studies.
Kimhi, Moses: European author of an influential Hebrew grammar, Mahalakh shevile ha-da'at ("Journey on the Paths of Knowledge").
kimkhwab: Indian brocade woven of silk and gold or silver thread. The word kimkhwab, derived from the Persian, means "a little dream," a reference perhaps to the intricate patterns employed; kimkhwab ...
kimono: garment worn by Japanese men and women from the Early Nara period (645-724) to the present. Derived from the Chinese p'ao-style robe, the essential kimono is an ankle-length gown with ...
Kimry: city and centre of a rayon (sector), Tver oblast (province), western Russia. The old part of the city, situated on the high left (west) bank of the Volga River, is ...
kin: persons deemed related through blood or marriage or both. See kinship.
Kinabalu, Mount: highest peak in the Malay Archipelago, rising to 13,455 feet (4,101 m) in north-western East Malaysia (North Borneo). Lying near the centre of the Crocker Range, the massif gently emerges ...
Kinabatangan River: longest river in northeastern East Malaysia (North Borneo). It rises in the eastern Witti Range, where it begins its 350-mile (563-kilometre) northeasterly course. Traversing for the most part a broad, ...
Kincaid, Jamaica: Caribbean-American writer whose essays, stories, and novels are evocative portrayals of family relationships and her native Antigua.
Kincardineshire: historic county in northeastern Scotland, along the North Sea coast south of Aberdeen. It is part of the Aberdeenshire council area. Kincardine is the southernmost of the historic counties of ...
Kinck, Hans E.: prolific Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, dramatist, essayist, and Neoromanticist whose works reflect his preoccupation with the past and his lifelong interest in national psychology and creative genius.
Kincsem: (foaled 1874), European racehorse whose total of 54 victories (1876-79) without defeat was into the 1980s the best unbeaten record in the history of flat (Thoroughbred) racing. A mare sired ...
Kindah: ancient Arabian tribe that was especially prominent during the late 5th and 6th centuries AD, when it made one of the first attempts in central Arabia to unite various tribes ...
kindergarten: educational division, a supplement to elementary school intended to accommodate children between the ages of four and six years. Originating in the early 19th century, the kindergarten was an outgrowth ...
Kindi, Ya'qub ibn Ishaq as-Sabah, al-: the first outstanding Islamic philosopher, known as "the philosopher of the Arabs."
Kindia: town, western Guinea. It lies on the Conakry-Kankan Railway and at the intersection of roads from Conakry, Mamou, Telimele, and Makeni (Sierra Leone). Founded in 1904 as a collecting point ...
Kindu: city, east-central Congo (Kinshasa). It lies along the Lualaba River 390 miles (630 km) above (to the south of) Kisangani. Its location at the head of navigation on the Congo ...
kinematics: branch of physics and a subdivision of classical mechanics concerned with the geometrically possible motion of a body or system of bodies without consideration of the forces involved (i.e., causes ...
Kineshma: city, Ivanovo oblast (province), western Russia, on the Volga River. Founded in the 16th century, the city grew rapidly after the October Revolution in 1917 as a river port, handling ...
kinetic energy: form of energy that an object or a particle has by reason of its motion. If work, which transfers energy, is done on an object by applying a net force, ...
kinetic sculpture: sculpture in which movement (as of a motor-driven part or a changing electronic image) is a basic element. In the 20th century the use of actual movement, kineticism, became an ...
kinetic theory of gases: a theory based on a simplified molecular or particle description of a gas, from which many gross properties of the gas can be derived.
kinetics: branch of classical mechanics that concerns the effect of forces and torques on the motion of bodies having mass. Authors using the term kinetics apply the nearly synonymous name dynamics ...
Kinetoplastida: protozoan order, formerly called Protomonadida or Protomastigida, the members of which are sometimes referred to as protomonads. See protomonad.
Kinetoscope: forerunner of the motion-picture film projector, invented by Thomas A. Edison and William Dickson of the United States in 1891. In it, a strip of film was passed rapidly between ...
king: a supreme ruler, sovereign over a nation or a territory, of higher rank than any other secular ruler except an emperor, to whom a king may be subject. Kingship, a ...
King Cotton: phrase frequently used by Southern politicians and authors prior to the American Civil War, indicating the economic and political importance of cotton production. After the invention of the cotton gin ...