Khirghiz
         n 1: a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race
               inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia [syn: {Kirghiz},
               {Kirgiz}, {Khirghiz}]
         2: the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz [syn: {Kirghiz},
            {Kirgiz}, {Khirghiz}]

English Dictionary: Kuroshio current	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Khrushchev n Soviet statesman and premier who denounced Stalin (1894-1971) Synonym(s): Khrushchev, Nikita Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kierkegaard n Danish philosopher who is generally considered. along with Nietzsche, to be a founder of existentialism (1813-1855) Synonym(s): Kierkegaard, Soren Kierkegaard, Soren Aabye Kierkegaard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kirghiz n a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia Synonym(s): Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Khirghiz a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 Synonym(s): Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz Synonym(s): Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Khirghiz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kirghizia n a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 Synonym(s): Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kirghizstan n a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 Synonym(s): Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kirgiz n a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia Synonym(s): Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Khirghiz a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 Synonym(s): Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz Synonym(s): Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Khirghiz
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kirgizia n a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 Synonym(s): Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kirgizstan n a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 Synonym(s): Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kirkuk n a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Korsakoff's psychosis n dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact Synonym(s): alcoholic dementia, alcohol amnestic disorder, Korsakoff's psychosis, Korsakoff's syndrome, Korsakov's psychosis, Korsakov's syndrome, polyneuritic psychosis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Korsakoff's syndrome n dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact Synonym(s): alcoholic dementia, alcohol amnestic disorder, Korsakoff's psychosis, Korsakoff's syndrome, Korsakov's psychosis, Korsakov's syndrome, polyneuritic psychosis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Korsakov's psychosis n dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact Synonym(s): alcoholic dementia, alcohol amnestic disorder, Korsakoff's psychosis, Korsakoff's syndrome, Korsakov's psychosis, Korsakov's syndrome, polyneuritic psychosis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Korsakov's syndrome n dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact Synonym(s): alcoholic dementia, alcohol amnestic disorder, Korsakoff's psychosis, Korsakoff's syndrome, Korsakov's psychosis, Korsakov's syndrome, polyneuritic psychosis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Krzysztof Kieslowski n Polish filmmaker who made ten films based on the Ten Commandments (1941-1996) Synonym(s): Kieslowski, Krzysztof Kieslowski
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kuri-chiku n small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black Synonym(s): black bamboo, kuri-chiku, Phyllostachys nigra
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kuroshio current n a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean Synonym(s): Japan current, Kuroshio current, Kuroshio
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kyrgyz Republic n a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 Synonym(s): Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kyrgyzstan n a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 Synonym(s): Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kyrgyzstani adj of or relating to or characteristic of Kyrgyzstan or its people or culture
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kyrgyzstani monetary unit n monetary unit in Kyrgyzstan
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kersey \Ker"sey\, n.; pl. {Kerseys}. [Prob. from the town of       Kersey in Suffolk, Eng.]       A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from       wool of long staple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kerseys \Ker"seys\, n. pl.       Varieties of kersey; also, trousers made of kersey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kirschwasser \Kirsch"was`ser\, n. [G., fr. kirsche cherry +       wasser water.]       An alcoholic liquor, obtained by distilling the fermented       juice of the small black cherry.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Krakowiak \Kra*ko"wi*ak\, n. (Mus.)       A lively Polish dance. See {Cracovienne}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kershaw County, SC (county, FIPS 55)       Location: 34.33900 N, 80.58785 W       Population (1990): 43599 (17479 housing units)       Area: 1881.1 sq km (land), 36.3 sq km (water)
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Kyrgyzstan       Kyrgyzstan:Geography       Location: Central Asia, west of China       Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States - Central Asian    States       Area:    total area: 198,500 sq km    land area: 191,300 sq km    comparative area: slightly smaller than South Dakota       Land boundaries: total 3,878 km, China 858 km, Kazakhstan 1,051 km,    Tajikistan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,099 km       Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)       Maritime claims: none; landlocked       International disputes: territorial dispute with Tajikistan on    southwestern boundary in Isfara Valley area       Climate: dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan; subtropical in    southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone       Terrain: peaks of Tien Shan rise to 7,000 meters, and associated    valleys and basins encompass entire nation       Natural resources: abundant hydroelectric potential; significant    deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil    and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead,    and zinc       Land use:    arable land: 7%    permanent crops: NEGL%    meadows and pastures: 42%    forest and woodland: 0%    other: 51%       Irrigated land: 10,320 sq km (1990)       Environment:    current issues: water pollution; many people get their water directly    from contaminated streams and wells, as a result, water-borne diseases    are prevalent; increasing soil salinity from faulty irrigation    practices    natural hazards: NA    international agreements: NA       Note: landlocked       Kyrgyzstan:People       Population: 4,769,877 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 37% (female 868,108; male 888,479)    15-64 years: 57% (female 1,377,221; male 1,345,990)    65 years and over: 6% (female 185,807; male 104,272) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 1.5% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 25.97 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 7.32 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: -3.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 45.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 68.13 years    male: 63.92 years    female: 72.56 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 3.31 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Kyrgyz(s)    adjective: Kyrgyz       Ethnic divisions: Kirghiz 52.4%, Russian 21.5%, Uzbek 12.9%, Ukrainian    2.5%, German 2.4%, other 8.3%       Religions: Muslim 70%, Russian Orthodox NA%       Languages: Kirghiz (Kyrgyz) - official language, Russian widely used       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1989)    total population: 97%    male: 99%    female: 96%       Labor force: 1.836 million    by occupation: agriculture and forestry 38%, industry and construction    21%, other 41% (1990)       Kyrgyzstan:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Kyrgyz Republic    conventional short form: Kyrgyzstan    local long form: Kyrgyz Respublikasy    local short form: none    former: Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic       Digraph: KG       Type: republic       Capital: Bishkek       Administrative divisions: 6 oblasttar (singular - oblast) and 1 city*    (singular - shaar); Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblasty (Bishkek),    Jalal-Abad Oblasty, Naryn Oblasty, Osh Oblasty, Talas Oblasty,    Ysyk-Kol Oblasty (Karakol)    note: names in parentheses are administrative centers when name    differs from oblast name       Independence: 31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)       National holiday: National Day, 2 December; Independence Day, 31    August (1991)       Constitution: adopted 5 May 1993       Legal system: based on civil law system       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Askar AKAYEV (since 28 October 1990);    election last held 12 October 1991 (next to be held NA 1996); results    - Askar AKAYEV won in uncontested election with 95% of vote and with    90% of electorate voting; note - president elected by Supreme Soviet    28 October 1990, then by popular vote 12 October 1991; AKAYEV won 96%    of the vote in a referendum on his status as president on 30 January    1994    head of government: Prime Minister Apas DJUMAGULOV (since NA December    1993)    cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers; subordinate to the president       Legislative branch: bicameral    Assembly of Legislatures: elections last held 5 February 1995 (next to    be held no later than NA 1998); 35-member house to which 19 members    have been elected so far; next round of runoffs scheduled for 19 April    1995    Assembly of Representatives: elections last held 5 February 1995 (next    to be held no later than NA 1998); 70-member house to which 60 members    have been elected so far; next round of runoffs scheduled for 19 April    1995    note: the legislature became bicameral for the 5 February 1995    elections       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders: Social Democratic Party (SDP), Ishenbai    KADYRBEKOV, chairman; Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzstan (DMK), Kazat    AKHMATOV, chairman; National Unity, German KUZNETSOV; Communist Party    of Kyrgyzstan (PCK), Sherali SYDYKOV, chairman; Democratic Movement of    Free Kyrgyzstan (ErK), Topchubek TURGUNALIYEV, chairman; Republican    Popular Party of Kyrgyzstan; Agrarian Party of Kyrgyzstan, A. ALIYEV       Other political or pressure groups: National Unity Democratic    Movement; Peasant Party; Council of Free Trade Unions; Union of    Entrepreneurs; Agrarian Party       Member of: AsDB, CIS, EBRD, ECE, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, IDA,    IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NACC, OIC, OSCE,    PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires ad interim Almas CHUKIN    chancery: (temporary) Suite 705, 1511 K Street NW, Washington, DC    20005    telephone: [1] (202) 347-3732, 3733, 3718    FAX: [1] (202) 347-3718       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Eileen A. MALLOY    embassy: Erkindik Prospekt #66, Bishkek 720002    mailing address: use embassy street address    telephone: [7] (3312) 22-29-20, 22-27-77, 22-26-31, 22-24-73    FAX: [7] (3312) 22-35-51       Flag: red field with a yellow sun in the center having 40 rays    representing the 40 Kirghiz tribes; on the obverse side the rays run    counterclockwise, on the reverse, clockwise; in the center of the sun    is a red ring crossed by two sets of three lines, a stylized    representation of the roof of the traditional Kirghiz yurt       Economy       Overview: Kyrgyzstan is one of the smallest and poorest states of the    former Soviet Union. Its economy is heavily agricultural, growing    cotton and tobacco on irrigated land in the south and grain in the    foothills of the north and raising sheep and goats on mountain    pastures. Its small and obsolescent industrial sector, concentrated    around Bishkek, has traditionally relied on Russia and other CIS    countries for customers and industrial inputs, including most of its    fuel. Since 1990, the economy has contracted by almost 50% as    subsidies from Moscow vanished and trade links with other former    Soviet republics eroded. At the same time, the Kyrgyz government stuck    to tight monetary and fiscal policies in 1994 that succeeded in    reducing inflation from 23% per month in 1993 to 5.4% per month in    1994. Moreover, Kyrgyzstan has been the most successful of the Central    Asian states in reducing state controls over the economy and    privatizing state industries. Nevertheless, restructuring proved to be    a slow and painful process in 1994 despite relatively large flows of    foreign aid and continued progress on economic reform. The decline in    output in 1995 may be much smaller, perhaps 5%, compared with an    estimated 24% in 1994.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $8.4 billion (1994    estimate as extrapolated from World Bank estimate for 1992)       National product real growth rate: -24% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $1,790 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.4% per month (1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: 0.7% includes officially registered unemployed;    also large numbers of unregistered unemployed and underemployed    workers (1994)       Budget:    revenues: $NA    expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA       Exports: $116 million to countries outside the FSU (1994)    commodities: wool, chemicals, cotton, ferrous and nonferrous metals,    shoes, machinery, tobacco    partners: Russia 70%, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and others       Imports: $92.4 million from countries outside the FSU (1994)    commodities: grain, lumber, industrial products, ferrous metals, fuel,    machinery, textiles, footwear    partners: other CIS republics       External debt: $NA       Industrial production: growth rate -24% (1994 est.)       Electricity:    capacity: 3,660,000 kW    production: 12.7 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 2,700 kWh (1994)       Industries: small machinery, textiles, food-processing industries,    cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors,    gold, and rare earth metals       Agriculture: wool, tobacco, cotton, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle),    vegetables, meat, grapes, fruits and berries, eggs, milk, potatoes       Illicit drugs: illicit cultivator of cannabis and opium poppy; mostly    for CIS consumption; limited government eradication program; used as    transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western Europe and North    America from Southwest Asia       Economic aid:    recipient: IMF aid commitments were $80 million in 1993 and $400    million in 1994       Currency: introduced national currency, the som (10 May 1993)       Exchange rates: soms per US$1 - 10.6 (yearend 1994)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Kyrgyzstan:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 370 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial    lines    broad gauge: 370 km 1.520-m gauge (1990)       Highways:    total: 30,300 km    paved and graveled: 22,600 km    unpaved: earth 7,700 km (1990)       Pipelines: natural gas 200 km       Ports: Ysyk-Kol (Rybach'ye)       Airports:    total: 54    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 9    with paved runways under 914 m: 1    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 4    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 4    with unpaved runways under 914 m: 32       Kyrgyzstan:Communications       Telephone system: 342,000 telephones (1991); 76 telephones/1,000    persons (December 1991); poorly developed; about 100,000 unsatisfied    applications for household telephones    local: NA    intercity: principally by microwave radio relay    international: connections with other CIS countries by landline or    microwave and with other countries by leased connections with Moscow    international gateway switch and by satellite; 1 GORIZONT and 1    INTELSAT satellite link through Ankara to 200 other countries       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA    radios: 825,000 (radio receiver systems with multiple speakers for    program diffusion 748,000)       Television:    broadcast stations: NA; note - receives Turkish broadcasts    televisions: 875,000       Kyrgyzstan:Defense Forces       Branches: National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border    troops), Civil Defense       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,154,683; males fit for    military service 934,167; males reach military age (18) annually    44,526 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP