English Words Starting With K

• kamikaze

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌkæmɪˈkɑːzi/A Japanese World War II pilot tasked with making a deliberate suicidal crash attack on an enemy target, typically a ship.
• kamilaroi

  nounC1
  /ˌkæmɪləˈrɔɪ/An Indigenous Australian people from northern New South Wales.
• kamina

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkɑːmɪnə/A Finnish term for 'chimney' or 'fireplace', referring specifically to the structure rather than the hearth
• kamloops

  nounLow
  /ˈkæm.luːps/A city in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers.
• kamloops trout

  nounVery Low (Technical/Regional)
  /ˈkæm.luːps traʊt/A specific subspecies of rainbow trout native to the Kamloops region of British Columbia, Canada, characterized by its unique size, coloration, and life history.
• kammerer

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkæmərə/A German or Jewish surname of occupational origin, historically referring to a chamberlain or someone who managed the private chambers of a noble or royal household.
• kamokamo

  nounVery Low
  /ˌkɑːməʊˈkɑːməʊ/A type of squash or gourd, specifically the traditional Māori squash (Cucurbita pepo), a significant food plant in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
• kampala

  nounB1
  /kæmˈpɑːlə/The capital and largest city of Uganda, located on the shores of Lake Victoria.
• kampong

  nounLow
  /kæmˈpɒŋ/A small village, settlement, or community, especially in Malaysia, Indonesia, or Singapore.
• kampuchea

  nounLow
  /ˌkæm.pʊˈtʃɪə/A historical name for the country in Southeast Asia now officially known as Cambodia.
• kampuchean

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˌkæmpʊˈtʃiːən/Relating to Cambodia, especially during the period when it was known as Kampuchea (1975-1990).
• kamseen

  nounLow
  /kæmˈsiːn/A hot, dry, dusty wind, specifically the khamsin, blowing in Egypt and nearby regions, typically from the south or southeast.
• kamyshin

  nounLow (Proper noun, geographical reference)
  /kəˈmɪʃɪn/A city in Russia, located on the Volga River in Volgograd Oblast.
• kana

  nounC2
  /ˈkɑːnə/The Japanese syllabic scripts (hiragana and katakana) used to write words, particles, and grammatical elements, as distinct from logographic kanji.
• kana-majiri

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌkænə ˈmædʒɪri/A writing system for Japanese that intermixes kanji (Chinese characters) with kana (hiragana and katakana).
• kanae

  nounLow
  /kəˈneɪ/(verb) To bring about or achieve something through persistent effort or pressure.
• kanak

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkɑːnɑːk/An indigenous inhabitant of New Caledonia, part of the broader Melanesian people of the South Pacific.
• kanaka

  nounRare / Historical
  /kəˈnækə/A person of Polynesian, especially Hawaiian, descent.
• kanamycin

  nounRare
  /ˌkæn.əˈmaɪ.sɪn/An aminoglycoside antibiotic derived from the bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus, used to treat various bacterial infections.
• kananga

  nounRare/Obscure
  /kəˈnæŋɡə/A tree, typically Cananga odorata, also known as ylang-ylang, native to tropical Asia.

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