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Kaffeeklatsch Kaffeeklatsch is a German phrase translating literally as "coffee chat". This is the type of casual conversation, small talk and especially gossip enjoyed by housewives who meet in the afternoon for a cup of coffee.
Kaffir (ethnic slur) Kaffir, or kafir, which once was a blanket term for black southern Africans (see South Africa Kaffir people), is now used exclusively as an ethnic or racial slur. The original meaning of the word was 'heathen'.
Kaffir (Historical usage in southern Africa) The word Kaffir was used in English and Dutch, from the 16th century to the early 20th century as a blanket term for several different peoples of southern Africa. Outside this limited historical context, the word is used today only as a derogatory and offensive term of abuse.
Kaffir Boy Kaffir Boy is Mark Mathabane's 1986 autobiography about life under the South African apartheid regime. It focuses on the brutality of the apartheid system and how he escaped from it, and from the township of Alexandra, to become a well-known tennis player.
Kaffir Folk-lore: A Selection from the Traditional Tales Kaffir Folk-lore: A Selection from the Traditional Tales is a book by Georg McCall Theal published in 1886. It is sometimes called Kaffir (Xhosa) Folk-lore or even Xhosa Folk-lore to avoid the word kaffir, which has since become a derogatory term (in the time the book was written, however, it was frequently used to refer to the Xhosa people).
Kaffrarian Rifles The Kaffrarian Rifles (now the Buffalo Volunteer Rifles (BVR)) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Territorial Army or United States Army National Guard unit.
Kafir Kafir (Arabic: ; plural ) is an Arabic word meaning an unbeliever, a person who hides, denies, or covers the truth. In cultural terms, it is a derogatory termused to describe an unbeliever, non-Muslims, a Muslim of a differing sect, or an apostate] from Islam.
Kafiristan Kafiristan or Kafirstan ("Land of the Kafir" in Persian) was an historic name of Nurestan (Nuristan), a province in the Hindukush region of Afghanistan. This historic region lies on, and mainly comprises, basins of the rivers Alingar, Pech (Kamah), Landai Sin, and Kunar, and the intervening mountain ranges.
Kafka Project The Kafka Project is an independent international investigation into the lost work of the writer Franz Kafka, and the first official search for this missing literary treasure since the 1950s. The last attempt (conducted by Max Brod in Israel and Klaus Wagenbach in Germany) ended when the paper trail led to Silesia, beyond the Berlin Wall and "Iron Curtain" in 1957.
Kafkaesque "Kafkaesque" is an auctorial descriptive which is used to describe concepts, situations, and ideas which are reminiscent of the literary work of Prague writer Franz Kafka, particularly his novel The Trial and his novella The Metamorphosis.
Kafr Qasim Kafr Qasim (Arabic: كفر قاسم, also known as Kafr Qassem, Kufur Kassem and Kafar Kassem), is a hill-top Israeli Arab town located about 20 km east of Tel Aviv, on the Green Line separating Israel and the West Bank, on the southern part of the "Little Triangle" of Arab-Israeli villages. The town became notorious for the Kafr Qasim massacre, in which the Israel Border Police killed 48 civilians on October 29, 1956.
Kafr Qasim massacre The Kafr Qasim massacre took place in the Israeli Arab village of Kafr Qasim situated on the Green Line, at that time, the de facto border between Israel and Jordan (Arabic: كفر قاسم, also known as Kafr Qassem, Kufur Kassem and Kafar Kassem) on October 29, 1956. It was carried out by the Israel Border Police (MAGAV) and resulted in 48 Arab civilians dead, including 6 women and 23 children aged 8-17.
Kafta Humera Kafta Humera is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mi'irabawi Zone, Kafta Humera is bordered on the south by Tsegede, on the west by Sudan, then by the Tekezé River which separates Kafta Humera from Eritrea on the north and Tahtay Adiyabo on the east, and on the southeast by Wolqayt.
Kafue Kafue is a town in central Zambia, lying on the main road 30 miles south from Lusaka, the Lusaka-Livingstone railway. It also lies on, and is name for, the Kafue River, while a hydroelectric plant stands nearby.
Kafue National Park Kafue National Park is the largest national park in Zambia, covering an area of about 22,400 km² (similar in size to Wales or Massachusetts). It is the second largest park in Africa and is home to over 55 different species of animals.
Kafue River [River, Chamufumbu, near Lubungu Pontoon, Zambia] The Kafue River, a major tributary of the Zambezi, rises on the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and flows south westerly through the Lukanga Swamp which it drains. The resulting clear water then flows through the Kafue National Park of Zambia, which is the second largest park in Africa, through a flat, marshy area known as the Kafue Flats, and then turns south easterly to flow into the Zambezi near Chirundu.
Kagakushū The was a 1444 Japanese dictionary of Chinese characters arranged into semantic headings. The title alludes to Confucius's self-description in the Lunyu: 下学而上達 "My studies lie low, and my penetration rises high.
Kagami biraki Kagami Biraki is a Japanese phrase which literally translates to "Opening the Mirror" (from an abstinence) or, also, "Breaking of the Mochi." It traditionally falls on the January 11 (odd numbers are associated with being good luck in Japan) but, in practice outside of Japan, generally occurs around that date.
Kagami mochi , literally mirror rice cake, is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration. It usually consists of twoGuide to Kagami Mochi from "Manner Bijin" (Kagami mochi FAQ Question and answer on three layered kagami mochi from Tokyo Gas Kojien dictionary.
Kagami Yoshimizu is a Japanese manga writer and illustrator from Saitama, Japan. He is perhaps most well-known as the creator of the popular four-panel comic strip Lucky ☆ Star which has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine since January 2004.
Kagami, Kochi (Kami) Kagami (香我美町; -cho) was a town located in the former Kami District, Kochi, Japan. On March 1, 2006 the town merged with three other towns and a village forming the city of Konan and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Kagami, Kumamoto Kagami (鏡町; -machi) was a town located in Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto, Japan. On August 1, 2005, the town merged with four other municipalities into the expanded city of Yatsushiro and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Kagamino, Okayama Kagamino (鏡野町; -cho) is a town located in Tomata District, Okayama, Japan. In 2005, The towns of Okutsu and Kagamino and the villages of Kamisaibara and Tomi were merged to form the new town of Kagamino, with a combined total area of 419.
Kagan Kagan or Kagen is popular Ashkenazi surname, particularly common among Russian Jews. The name is believed to derive from kohen, as the Russian language lacks the letter "h" and when it appears in foreign words it is normally converted to a "g" sound.
Kagawa clan Kagawa clan a rather minor Japanese clan during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan. Throughout the course of the Sengoku period, the Kagawa family had very strong bonds with the powerful clan of Chosokabe, in which they had at many times received members from the Chosokabe family as used for adoptive survival.
Kagawa, Kagawa Kagawa (香川町; -cho) was a town located in Kagawa District, Kagawa, Japan. On January 10, 2006 the town merged with four other towns into the expanded city of Takamatsu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Kaged Kaged is a work of interactive fiction written by Ian Finley, set in a dystopian alternative world influenced by 1984 and Kafka. It won the 2000 annual Interactive Fiction Competition, and, as of 2006, remains the only game written in TADS to win the competition since the Inform and TADS categories were combined in 1996.
Kagen no tsuki (film) Kagen no tsuki (下弦の月～ラスト・クォーター; Kagen no tsuki～lasuto kuootaa; Kagen no tsuki - Last Quarter) is a 2004 Japanese film directed by Ken Nikai, based on Ai Yazawa's manga of the same name.
Kagerōmaru Kageromaru (影郎丸, Kagerōmaru, "shadow man") is a fictional character in the manga and anime series InuYasha, the brother of Jūrōmaru. Presumably, Kageromaru is a kamaitachi ("sickle weasel"), a type of yōkai that attacks with sickle arms.
Kagerou (Basilisk) Kagerō (japanese: 陽炎, hiragana: かげろう, rōmaji: Kagerou) a major character featured in the Japanese anime Basilisk Kouga Ninpou Chou (known in English as the Kouga Ninja Scrolls). Kagerou was chosen to be one of ten shinobi of the Kouga Manjidani clan to fight against the chosen ten of the rival Iga Tsubagakure clan.
Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha The guru peetha was established as a spiritual and cultural centre for Kuruba Gowdas in the state of Karnataka. The Mahasamsthana is presided over by Shri Beerendra Keshava Tarakananda Puri Swamiji who has done so for the last thirteen years.
Kago Kago is a type of sedan chair, suspended by a single crossbeam, carried by two men, usually used to transport one person at a time. The front and back of the kago is always covered; the sides can be left open, or encased by folding screens.
Kagome Kagome Kagome, kagome (かごめかごめ) is a Japanese children's game. One child is chosen as the oni (literally "demon or ogre", but translates in games as "it") and sits blindfolded (or with his eyes covered).
Kagome lattice A kagome lattice is an arrangement of laths composed of interlaced triangles such that each point where two laths cross has four neighboring points. Although called a lattice, it is more closely related to the trihexagonal tiling than to a mathematical lattice.
Kagor The wine "Kagor" owes its name to the city of Cahors, France, where the grape variety it used to be made from, has been traditionally grown. Since its birth, Cahors has always been the noble wine of the nobility.
Kagoshima Main Line The Kagoshima Main Line (鹿児島本線) is a major part of the JR Kyushu rail network and runs between Moji-ko, in Kitakyushu, and Kagoshima, at the southern end of Kyūshū. Until March 13 2004, it covered 393 kilometers between its two termini; however, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen on March 13, the section between Yatsushiro and Sendai was transferred to the third-sector Hisatsu Orange Railway Company.
Kagoshima Prefectural Tsurumaru High School Kagoshima Prefectural Tsurumaru High School (鹿児島県立鶴丸高等学校, Kagoshima Kenritsu Tsurumaru Kōtō Gakkō) is a high school in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan, founded in 1894. It is one of the top high schools in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Kagoshima Space Centre Established in February 1962, the Kagoshima Space Center (KSC) was constructed on the Pacific coast of Kagoshima Prefecture at Uchinoura for the purpose of launching large rockets with probe payloads. Prior to establishment of KSC, test launches of the Pencil Rocket, Baby Rocket and Kappa Rocket had been performed at the pioneering Akita rocket test facility (Michigawa) from the mid-1950s to the 1960s.
Kagoshima-Chūō Station Kagoshima-Chūō Station or Kagoshima Central Station (鹿児島中央駅, Kagoshima Chūō Eki) is the main railway station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is located on the Kyushu Shinkansen, Kagoshima Main Line, and Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line.
Kagrra, Kagrra, ("Kagrra," with comma, spoken the same as "神楽" kagura), formerly "Crow", is a visual kei band dually signed to Columbia Music Entertainment and indie label PS Company, which also has contracts with Miyavi, Kra, Gazette, and Alice Nine. Kagrra, has a defining traditional Japanese feel to their music and costumes that distinguishes them from the myriad of Japanese visual kei bands.
Kagul Obelisk The Kagul Obelisk or Rumyantsev Obelisk in Tsarskoe Selo is one of several such structures erected on behest of Catherine II of Russia in 1772 to commemorate Pyotr Rumyantsev's victory in the Battle of Kagul. Designed by Antonio Rinaldi, the dark grey-and-red marble obelisk stands in the landscape park of the Catherine Palace.
Kagura Sohma Kagura Sohma (草摩 楽羅 Sōma Kagura) is a fictional character in the manga and anime series entitled Fruits Basket. Typically sweet and caring, Kagura transforms into the boar of the Chinese Zodiac whenever she is hugged by the opposite gender or her body comes under a great deal of stress.
Kaguvi Kaguvi or Kagube or Kagubi, was a "lion spirit" or mhondoro of the Zezuru Shona people of Zimbabwe. The name is also given to the spirit's medium, a man called Gumporeshumba (c1870-1898) who was one of the leaders of the Shona Rebellion against European rule in 1896-1897.
Kaguya Kaguya is a real mouse, born in 2004, that has two parents of the same sex. She was named after a Japanese folk tale, in which the moon-born princess Kaguya (Kaguya-hime) is found as a baby inside a bamboo stalk.
Kagyu The Kagyu () school, also known as the "Oral Lineage" and "the Spotless Practice Lineage" school, is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the other three being Nyingma (Rnying-ma), Sakya (Sa-skya), and Gelug (Dge-lugs).
Kahakai Kahakai was originally intended to be a language agnostic, scriptable window manager for the X Window System, but development ceased before it achieved this goal. Kahakai was based on Waimea, and did release a working manager that could be scripted with Python.
Kahal Kadosh Mikveh Israel Kahal Kadosh Mikveh Israel (Hebrew: קהל קדוש מקוה ישראל, which translates as "Holy Community of the Hope of Israel) is a synagogue located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was founded in 1740. Currently home to a Sephardic community originally established by Spanish and Portuguese Jews, the congregation continues to practice according to the Spanish and Portuguese Sephardic rite.
Kahala Kahala, Honolulu, Hawaii is a neighborhood located along Kaimuki and Waialae, featuring many beachfront properties. This small neighborhood has some of the most expensive real estate in the city of Honolulu and the state of Hawaii.
Kahala Corporation Kahala Coporation is one of the fastest-growing privately-held franchise companies in North America, and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Among its franchises are submarine sandwich shop Blimpie, the Mexican fast-food chain TacoTime, smoothie-bar operator Surf City Squeeze, Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill, Great Steak & Potato Company, and a soup-and-sandwich eatery called Frullati Cafe & Bakery.
Kahama The Kahama district is one of the eight districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the west by the Bukombe District, to the south by the Tabora Region, to the north by the Mwanza Region, and to the east by the Shinyanga Rural and Shinyanga Urban Districts.
Kahan Commission The Kahan Commission (ועדת כהן), formally known as the Commission of Inquiry into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut, was established by the Israeli government on 28 September, 1982, to investigate the Sabra and Shatila Massacre (16 September-18 September, 1982). The Kahan Commission was chaired by the President of the Supreme Court, Yitzhak Kahan.
Kahanism Kahanism is a term used in Israeli political parlance to refer, first of all, to the ideology of Rabbi Meir Kahane,and, more generally, to other right-wing Religious Zionist movements or groups that share a belief in the fundamental tenets of that ideology, chief among them being the idea that the State of Israel should be governed theocratically, should accord full citizenship exclusively to Jews, and that all disloyal citizens should be either deported or allowed to remain as resident aliens with full economic and personal rights, but no political rights.
Kahanu Garden Kahanu Garden (472 acres) is a nonprofit botanical garden located on the Hana Highway (close to the 31 mile marker) near Hāna, Maui, Hawaii. It is part of the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG), and open Monday through Friday.
Kahedin Sir Kahedin (variantly spelled Kahadin, Kahedrin, Kehenis; possibly the Welsh character Kae Hir) is brother to Iseult of Brittany and the son of King Hoel of Brittany in Arthurian legend. The story of his affair with Brangaine, the handmaiden of Iseult of Ireland is significantly mentioned in the Tristan and Iseult legend.
Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye (Hindi: कहीं प्यार ना हो जाये, Urdu: کہیں پیار نا ہو جاۓ), released in India on November 17, 2000, is an Indian movie of romantic comedy genre. The film is inspired by Frank Coraci’s The Wedding Singer (1998).
Kahina al-Kāhinat (c. 566 - 693, Classical Arabic for "female seer or priest"), also known as Dihya and Dahliya, was a female Berber and military leader of the late 7th century who led indigenous resistance to the Arab-islamic conquest.
Kahitna Kahitna, a music group from Bandung, Indonesia was formed in 1996 and founded by Yovie Widianto. Although most of the songs contains love themes in the lyrics, the group is also well known to be able to combine elements of other music genres such as Jazz, Pop, Fusion, Latin and even traditional music.
Kahiwa Falls Kahiwa Falls is a waterfall in Hawaii located on the northern shore of the island of Molokai. The waterfall is the tallest in the state, usually proported to be about 1,750 feet tall, but is actually around 2,165 feet tall.
Kahlan Amnell In the fictional fantasy series Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind, Kahlan Amnell is the Mother Confessor and the last remaining Confessor, originally from the Midlands. She has green eyes, long brown hair, and typically wears a flowing white dress when acting as the Mother Confessor.
Kahless In the fictional Star Trek universe, Kahless the Unforgettable, (Klingon: qeylIS), is a legendary Klingon portrayed in the Star Trek: The Original Series by Robert Herron and in Star Trek: The Next Generation by Kevin Conway.
Kahless II In the fictional Star Trek universe, Emperor Kahless II is the current ruler of the Klingon Empire (as of the end of the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation). A clone of the original Kahless, this individual was originally uncertain of his place in the Empire.
Kahlua Marjoram Kahlua Marjoram (カルーア・マジョラム) is a fictional character and one of the heroines of the dating sim/ strategy game series Galaxy Angel. She debuts in Galaxy Angel II: Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira (2005), the first of the sequels to the original Galaxy Angel game trilogy.
Kahlur Kahlur (also known as Bilaspur), covering an area of 1173 sq km, and currently a part of Himachal Pradesh state, was one of the Princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded in/ around 697 by Kahal Chand.
Kahn process networks Kahn process networks (KPNs) is a distributed model of computation (MoC) where a group of processing units are connected by communication channels to form a network of processes. KPNs are also called process networks.
Kahnawake Sports Complexe The Kahnawake Sports Complexe is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Kahnawake 14, Quebec. It is home to the Les Condors de Kahnawake Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League.
Kahndaq Kahndaq is a fictional country in the DC Comics Universe. Within the DC Universe, Kahndaq is a Arab country on the continent of Africa (between Egypt and Jordan; a map seen in a JSA issue shows that it appears to be a landlocked country on the Sinai Peninsula).
Kaho Minami Kaho Minami (南 果歩 Minami Kaho, born January 20, 1964 in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture– ) is a Japanese actress active in film, television and commercials. On December 3, 2005, she married actor Ken Watanabe, who played an important role in Memoirs of a Geisha.
Kahoku, Kochi Kahoku (香北町; -cho) was a town located in the former Kami District, Kochi, Japan. On March 1, 2006 the town merged with another town and a village forming the city of Kami and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Kahoku, Kumamoto Kahoku (鹿北町; -machi) was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto, Japan. On January 15, 2005, the town merged with three other towns into the expanded city of Yamaga and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Kahootz Kahootz is an education multimedia construction toolset created by the Australian Children's Television Foundation and distributed by Edsoft Using this program, one can make 3D animations using the pre-made objects and backgrounds. It is used by many schools to teach not only making movies with the program but co-operation between the students.
Kahrn The Kahrn are the largest tribe of the Brahmaputra valley. They are divided into a number of clans such as Basumatary, Borsa, Boro, Brahma, Bwiswmuthiary, Dwimary, Goyary, Ishlary, Ishwary, Khaklary, Mushahary, Narzary, Owary, Sargwary, Sibigry and Wary.
Kahshe Lake Kahshe Lake is a lake situated in the Muskoka region in Ontario, Canada (just south of the town of Gravenhurst). It is one of the main cottaging lakes in the region and is the fourth largest of these lakes by area.
Kahului, Hawai'i Kahului is the largest town on the Hawaiian island of Maui and is located along the north shore of central Maui. Kahului hosts Maui's main airport, Kahului Airport, deep-draft harbor, light industrial areas, and commercial shopping centers.
Kahuta Kahuta (Urdu: کہوٹہ) is a tehsil (subdivision) of Rawalpindi District, Pakistan. Kahuta is famous for its Kahuta Research Laboratories which is Pakistan's main facility for the development of nuclear weapons.
Kach and Kahane Chai Kach (כ"ך - kakh, acronym of כהנא לכנסת Kahana LaKneset "Kahane to the Knesset", alluding to the Irgun motto rak kakh: "only thus") was a far-right political party in Israel founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane. After his assassination in 1990, it split into two movements, Kach and Kahane Chai (Kahana Hai: "Kahane Lives").
Kach Gandava Kach Gandava, or Kachi is a low-lying flat region in Balochistan Pakistan separating the Bugti hills from those of Kalat. It is driven, like a wedge, into the frontier mountain system and extends for 150 miles from Jacobabad to Sibi, with nearly as great a breadth at its base on the Sind frontier.
Kacha (Mahabharata) Kacha (Sanskrit: कच) the son of Brihaspati appears in Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was sent by his father Brihaspati to learn the secret of the Sanjivani mantra (a hymn for reviving the dead) from Shukracharya, the guru of Asuras.
Kacha Bira Kacha Bira is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Kembata Alaba and Tembaro Zone, Kacha Bira is bordered on the south by an exclave of the Hadiya Zone, on the southwest by the Semien Omo Zone, on the west by Omo Sheleko, on the northwest by the Hadiya Zone, on the north by Angacha, and on the east by Alaba.
Kachi-kachi Yama Kachi-Kachi Yama (Japanese: かちかち山, kachi-kachi being an onomatopoeia of the sound a fire makes and yama meaning "mountain"), roughly translates to "Fire-Crackle Mountain", is one of the few Japanese folktales in which a tanuki is the villain, rather than the boisterous and well-endowed alcoholic.
Kachin Hills The Kachin Hills are a heavily forested group of highlands in the extreme northeastern of Myanmar, inhabited by the Kachin or Chingpaw, who are known on the Assam frontier as Singphos. Owing to the great number of tribes, sub-tribes and clans of the Kachins, the part of the Kachin hills which has been taken under administration in the Myitkyina and Bhamo districts was divided into 40 Kachin hill tracts (since reduced to five).
Kachin Independent Army The Kachin Independent Army (KIA) (also known as the Kachin Independence Army) is a rebel army group still existing in Kachin State, particularly in the isolated Hukawng Valley, in Northern Burma, and until 1994 at war with the various central governments in Rangoon.
Kachingo Kachingo was a customer rewards programme in New Zealand run by Global Online systems. Every time a customer spent over a certain amount at any one the participating retail outlets the customer would then receive a ticket with a Game Line on it, the customer could receive additional game lines by spending a higher amount or purchasing certain items in store.
Kachori Kachori - More specifically spelled as Kachauri, a farsan or spicy Indian mouth watering snack of various regions of India, including Rajasthan,Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. In Rajasthan it is usually a round flattend ball made of Fine flour filled with a stuffing of backed mixture of yellow moong dal or Urad Dal the crushed and washed horse beans,besan the crushed and washed gram flour, black pepper, red chili powder, salt and other spices.
Kachrylion Kachrylion was a potter of Greek red-figure pottery at the end of the 6th and the beginning of the 5th century. At his pottery had worked some of the most important attic-greek vase painters of these timse, so Euphronios and Oltos.
Kachura Lake Kachura Lakes are two of the lakes in Skardu (nearly 2500 m or 8,200 feet); the Upper Kachura Lake and Lower Kachura Lake. The latter is also known as Shangrila Lake and is inside a tourist resort called Shangrila Resort.
Kachwaha The Kachwaha (also spelled as Kacchavahas, Kachhawa, Kuchhwaha , Kushwaha, and includes Kacchapghata, Kakutstha, and Kurma) are a Suryavanshi Rajput clan which was ruling a number of kingdoms and princely states, including Jaipur, Alwar, Jammu and Kashmir, Amethi and Maihar, before India's independence in 1947. The largest and oldest of these was Jaipur, previously known as Amber, before founding of Jaipur city by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh in 1727; the Maharaja of Jaipur is regarded as the head of the extended Kachawa clan.
Kai (abbreviation) The kai symbol (Greek: ; Coptic: ), formed from kappa (κ) with an extra lower stroke, is sometimes used in Greek and Coptic as an abbreviation for the word καί, "and". It may occur with the varia above it: .
Kai Birger Knudsen Kai Birger Knudsen (1903-1977) was secretary to the Norwegian Prime Minister 1948-1951, and 1951-1952, acting Minister of Justice 1952, Minister of Justice 1952-1954, Minister of Defense 1954-1955, and secretary to the Prime Minister 1955.
Kai Donner Kai Donner (1888–1935) was a Finnish linguist, ethnographer and politician. He made expeditions to the Nenets people (Samoyeds) in Siberia 1911–1914 and was docent of Uralic languages at the University of Helsinki from 1924.
Kai En Tai Kai En Tai (also spelled Kaientai) was a professional wrestling stable made up of Japanese wrestlers: Sho Funaki, Dick Togo and Mens Teioh, later joined by Taka Michinoku. The group was managed by Yamaguchi-san when they were in the WWF.
Kai fang Kai fang (開放/开放) is a Chinese term meaning "opening up." Since the reforms of Deng Xiaoping, China has engaged in a continuous, albeit slow, push toward a reorganization of Chinese society along the lines of liberal economic tenets.
Kai Hahto Kai Hahto (born in 1973 in Vaasa, Finland) is a Finnish drum-teacher and the drummer of the Finnish metal band Wintersun, and the former drummer of grindcore band Rotten Sound. Beside these, he has played in many other bands, with styles varying from black metal to jazz.
Kai Holst Kai Christian Middelthon Holst (24 February 1913 - 27 June 1945) was a Norwegian resistance fighter and member of Milorg. He was from Lillehammer, and became a central leader of the resistance movement from the autumn of 1942 when many of the leaders was arrested by the Germans.
Kai Ken Picture: [Kai Ken, or "Tora Dog" is a dog breed] that hails from Japan where it is a national treasure and has been bred for centuries. It is an extremely rare dog even in its native land and is a relative of the [[Spitz family.
Kai Nielsen Kai Nielsen is adjunct professor of philosophy at Concordia University in Montreal and professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Calgary. Before moving to Canada Nielsen taught for many years at New York University (NYU).
Kai Owen Kai Owen is a British actor currently appearing as recurring character Rhys Williams in Torchwood, a spin-off from the science fiction television series Doctor Who. He also appeared as David 'Shiner' Owen in 2005 TV series Rocketman.
Kai Province Kai province (甲斐国; -no kuni) is an old province in Japan that corresponds to Yamanashi prefecture today. It lies in central Honshū, west of Tokyo, in a landlocked mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with Shizuoka Prefecture.
Kai the Horseclaw Kai the Horseclaw is a giant flightless bird who serves as Nausicaa's faithful mount in the manga Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind created by Hayao Miyazaki. In the first volume, Yupa gives Kai to Nausicaa as a present.
Kai Tak Tunnel Kai Tak Tunnel (Traditional Chinese: 啟德隧道), formerly known as the Airport Tunnel (機場隧道) is a tunnel in New Kowloon, Hong Kong, which connects the Kowloon Bay and To Kwa Wan areas by going beneath the former Hong Kong International Airport (Kai Tak Airport). It provides a quick link between the two ends of the tunnel, as before the construction of the tunnel vehicles have to detour through Kowloon City to reach the other end.
Kai yat sai Kai yat sai is a type of Thai omelette, which literally means "stuffed eggs". The egg is cooked thinly, topped with various ingredients (such as beef or pork, peas, carrots, and tomatoes), seasoned, then folded over.

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