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kirkia
  • n  small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs
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lady-in-waiting
  • n  a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
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khufu
  • n  Egyptian Pharaoh of the 27th century BC who commissioned the Great Pyramid at Giza
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khukuri
  • n  a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal
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khyber pass
  • n  a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India
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ki
  • n  the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
  • n  goddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru
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kia quen
  • n  a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed
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kiaat
  • n  deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood
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