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   Kalotermes
         n 1: type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood
               and living trees [syn: {Kalotermes}, {genus Kalotermes}]

English Dictionary: Kulturhauptstadtjahres by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kalotermitidae
n
  1. primitive termites of warm regions [syn: Kalotermitidae, family Kalotermitidae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kelter
n
  1. in working order; "out of kilter"; "in good kilter" [syn: kilter, kelter]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kildeer
n
  1. American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
    Synonym(s): killdeer, kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kilderkin
n
  1. an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
killdeer
n
  1. American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
    Synonym(s): killdeer, kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
killdeer plover
n
  1. American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
    Synonym(s): killdeer, kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kilowatt hour
n
  1. a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
    Synonym(s): kilowatt hour, kW- hr, Board of Trade unit, B.T.U.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kilter
n
  1. in working order; "out of kilter"; "in good kilter" [syn: kilter, kelter]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kelter \Kel"ter\, n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. cealt clothes, Gael.
      cealltair spear, castle, cause, Prov. E. kilter tool,
      instrument. Cf. {Kilt}.]
      Regular order or proper condition. [Written also {kilter}.]
      [>Colloq.]
  
               If the organs of prayer be out of kelter or out of
               tune, how can we pray?                           --Barrow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kilderkin \Kil"der*kin\, n. [OD. kindeken, kinneken, a small
      barrel, orig., a little child, fr. kind child; akin to G.
      kind, and to E. kin.]
      A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen
      English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United
      States measure. [Written also {kinderkin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Killdee \Kill"dee`\, Killdeer \Kill"deer`\, n. [So named from
      its notes.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A small American plover ({[92]gialitis vocifera}).
  
      Note: It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail
               coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a
               line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and
               band across the breast, black.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kilowatt hour \Kil"o*watt` hour\ (Elec.)
      A unit of work or energy equal to that done by one kilowatt
      acting for one hour; -- approx. = 1.34 horse-power hour.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kelter \Kel"ter\, n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. cealt clothes, Gael.
      cealltair spear, castle, cause, Prov. E. kilter tool,
      instrument. Cf. {Kilt}.]
      Regular order or proper condition. [Written also {kilter}.]
      [>Colloq.]
  
               If the organs of prayer be out of kelter or out of
               tune, how can we pray?                           --Barrow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kilter \Kil"ter\, n.
      See {Kelter}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kelter \Kel"ter\, n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. cealt clothes, Gael.
      cealltair spear, castle, cause, Prov. E. kilter tool,
      instrument. Cf. {Kilt}.]
      Regular order or proper condition. [Written also {kilter}.]
      [>Colloq.]
  
               If the organs of prayer be out of kelter or out of
               tune, how can we pray?                           --Barrow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kilter \Kil"ter\, n.
      See {Kelter}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kulturkampf \Kul*tur"kampf`\, n. [G., fr. kultur, cultur,
      culture + kampf fight.] (Ger. Hist.)
      Lit., culture war; -- a name, originating with Virchow (1821
      -- 1902), given to a struggle between the the Roman Catholic
      Church and the German government, chiefly over the latter's
      efforts to control educational and ecclesiastical
      appointments in the interest of the political policy of
      centralization. The struggle began with the passage by the
      Prussian Diet in May, 1873, of the so-called
  
      {May laws}, or
  
      {Falk laws}, aiming at the regulation of the clergy.
            Opposition eventually compelled the government to change
            its policy, and from 1880 to 1887 laws virtually
            nullifying the May laws were enacted.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Keldron, SD
      Zip code(s): 57634

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kildare, OK (town, FIPS 39800)
      Location: 36.80901 N, 97.04962 W
      Population (1990): 94 (38 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kildeer, IL (village, FIPS 39883)
      Location: 42.17930 N, 88.04912 W
      Population (1990): 2257 (719 housing units)
      Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Killdeer, ND (city, FIPS 42700)
      Location: 47.36543 N, 102.75270 W
      Population (1990): 722 (367 housing units)
      Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 58640
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