English Words Starting With K

• kirn

  nounverb-ambitransitiveVery Low (Obsolete/Regional/Dialectal)
  /kɜːn/To churn milk, particularly in a traditional way; also, a harvest celebration or feast.
• kirov

  nounC2
  /ˈkɪərɒf/A proper noun referring to either a Russian city (Kirov) or a surname of Russian origin.
• kirovabad

  nounExtremely low/obsolete
  /ˌkɪərəvəˈbɑːd/The former name (1935–1989) of the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan.
• kirovakan

  nounLow
  /ˈkɪə.rəʊ.vəˌkæn/An informal term for a mood of profound melancholy or world-weariness.
• kirovograd

  nounExtremely low
  /ˈkɪərəvəʊɡræd/A historical name for the city of Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine.
• kirovohrad

  nounVery Low
  /ˌkɪərəvəʊˈɡræd/A city in central Ukraine, historically an administrative region.
• kirpan

  nounC2
  /ˈkɪə.pɑːn/A ceremonial dagger or short sword that is one of the five articles of faith (Kakars) required to be worn by initiated Sikhs at all times.
• kirribilli house

  nounLow
  /ˌkɪrɪˈbɪli ˈhaʊs/The official Sydney residence of the Prime Minister of Australia.
• kirsch

  nounC2
  /kɪəʃ/A clear brandy distilled from fermented black morello cherry juice.
• kirstein

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkɜː.staɪn/A proper noun, primarily a surname of German origin.
• kirsten

  nounLow
  /ˈkɜːstən/A female given name of Scandinavian origin.
• kirtan

  nounLow
  /ˈkɪə.tən/A form of devotional singing or chanting in Indian religions, especially in Sikhism and Hinduism, typically involving call-and-response singing of hymns or mantras.
• kirtland's warbler

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkɜːtləndz ˈwɔːblə/A small, endangered songbird native to a very specific region of North America, known for its nesting habitat in young jack pine forests.
• kirtle

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈkəːt(ə)l/A historical garment, typically a woman's gown or tunic, often worn as an outer garment in medieval times.
• kiruna

  nounLow
  /ˈkɪrʊnə/A city in northern Sweden, the largest settlement in the Swedish Lapland, known for iron ore mining.
• kirundi

  nounLow
  /kɪˈrʊndi/A Bantu language spoken as the official language of Burundi.
• kiruv

  nounLow in general English; common in Jewish community contexts.
  /kɪˈɹuːv/An outreach movement in Orthodox Judaism to encourage secular or less-observant Jews to become more religiously observant.
• kisan

  nounC1/C2
  /kɪˈsɑːn/An Indian peasant or agricultural labourer; a farmer.
• kisangani

  nounLow
  /kɪˈsɑːŋɡəni/A proper noun: the name of a major city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located on the Congo River.
• kiselevsk

  nounVery Low
  /kɪˈsɛlɛfsk/A city in southwestern Siberia, Russia, part of the Kuznetsk Basin coal-mining region.

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