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   Kamehameha I
         n 1: Hawaiian king who united the islands under his rule
               (1758-1819) [syn: {Kamehameha I}, {Kamehameha the Great}]

English Dictionary: konini by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kennan
n
  1. United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)
    Synonym(s): Kennan, George F. Kennan, George Frost Kennan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kenyan
adj
  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Kenya or its people; "Kenyan mountains"
n
  1. a native or inhabitant of Kenya
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Khomeini
n
  1. Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)
    Synonym(s): Khomeini, Ruholla Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kimono
n
  1. a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kinin
n
  1. any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves
    Synonym(s): kinin, cytokinin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
known
adj
  1. apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal"
    Antonym(s): unknown
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
koinonia
n
  1. Christian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
konini
n
  1. erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon flowers; New Zealand
    Synonym(s): konini, tree fuchsia, native fuchsia, Fuchsia excorticata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kuan Yin
n
  1. (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
    Synonym(s): Kwan-yin, Kuan Yin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kwan-yin
n
  1. (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
    Synonym(s): Kwan-yin, Kuan Yin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kwannon
n
  1. Japanese counterpart of Chinese Kuan Yin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kimono \Ki*mo"no\, n.; pl. {-nos}. [Jap.]
      1. A kind of loose robe or gown tied with a sash, worn as an
            outer garment by Japanese men and women.
  
      2. A similar gown worn as a dressing gown by women of Western
            nations.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kinone \Ki"none\, n. (Chem.)
      See {Quinone}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quinone \Qui"none\, n. [Quinine + ketone.] (Chem.)
      A crystalline substance, {C6H4O2} (called also
      {benzoketone}), first obtained by the oxidation of quinic
      acid and regarded as a double ketone; also, by extension, any
      one of the series of which quinone proper is the type.
      [Written also {chinone}, {kinone}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kinone \Ki"none\, n. (Chem.)
      See {Quinone}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quinone \Qui"none\, n. [Quinine + ketone.] (Chem.)
      A crystalline substance, {C6H4O2} (called also
      {benzoketone}), first obtained by the oxidation of quinic
      acid and regarded as a double ketone; also, by extension, any
      one of the series of which quinone proper is the type.
      [Written also {chinone}, {kinone}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Know \Know\, v. t. [imp. {Knew}; p. p. {Known}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Knowing}.] [OE. knowen, knawen, AS. cn[84]wan; akin to OHG.
      chn[84]an (in comp.), Icel. kn[84] to be able, Russ, znate to
      know, L. gnoscere, noscere, Gr. [?], Skr. jn[?]; fr. the root
      of E. can, v. i., ken. ([?]). See {Ken}, {Can} to be able,
      and cf. {Acquaint}, {Cognition}, {Gnome}, {Ignore}, {Noble},
      {Note}.]
      1. To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to
            understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's
            duty.
  
                     O, that a man might know The end of this day's
                     business ere it come!                        --Shak.
  
                     There is a certainty in the proposition, and we know
                     it.                                                   --Dryden.
  
                     Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be
                     strong.                                             --Longfellow.
  
      2. To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of;
            as, to know things from information.
  
      3. To be acquainted with; to be no stranger to; to be more or
            less familiar with the person, character, etc., of; to
            possess experience of; as, to know an author; to know the
            rules of an organization.
  
                     He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.
                                                                              --2 Cor. v.
                                                                              21.
  
                     Not to know me argues yourselves unknown. --Milton.
  
      4. To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of;
            as, to know a person's face or figure.
  
                     Ye shall know them by their fruits.   --Matt. vil.
                                                                              16.
  
                     And their eyes were opened, and they knew him.
                                                                              --Luke xxiv.
                                                                              31.
  
                     To know Faithful friend from flattering foe. --Shak.
  
                     At nearer view he thought he knew the dead.
                                                                              --Flatman.
  
      5. To have sexual commerce with.
  
                     And Adam knew Eve his wife.               --Gen. iv. 1.
  
      Note: Know is often followed by an objective and an
               infinitive (with or without to) or a participle, a
               dependent sentence, etc.
  
                        And I knew that thou hearest me always. --John
                                                                              xi. 42.
  
                        The monk he instantly knew to be the prior. --Sir
                                                                              W. Scott.
  
                        In other hands I have known money do good.
                                                                              --Dickens.
  
      {To know how}, to understand the manner, way, or means; to
            have requisite information, intelligence, or sagacity. How
            is sometimes omitted. [bd] If we fear to die, or know not
            to be patient.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Known \Known\, p. p.
      of {Know}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kennan, WI (village, FIPS 39175)
      Location: 45.53090 N, 90.58609 W
      Population (1990): 169 (71 housing units)
      Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 54537

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kenyon, MN (city, FIPS 32840)
      Location: 44.27242 N, 92.98583 W
      Population (1990): 1552 (693 housing units)
      Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 55946

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Kohonen
  
      {T. Kohonen}
  
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Kenan, buyer; owner
  
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