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KABARDINO-BALKARIA (Political Subdivision) EnglishKabardino-Balkaria is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus region.
KABUL (Settlement) Arabic, Armenian, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, UkrainianFrom Pashto کابل
(Kabal) which may have been derived from
Kambuja or
Kamboja, the name of an ancient Indo-Iranian tribe and kingdom. The name is of uncertain meaning, possibly from Sanskrit काम
(kama) meaning "love, desire" and भुज्
(bhuj) meaning "use, possess, rule"...
[more] KAE-E-VANRASH (Other) MormonOne of the three great stars of the Grand Key, appearing in the Book of Abraham, and Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language. It is the fourth great star from the center of the galaxy. According to the Book of Abraham, it governs fifteen great planets...
[more] KAFKASIA (Region) GreekModern Greek form of
Caucasia, which is an alternative name for the
CAUCASUS geographical region.
KAGOSHIMA (Other) JapaneseThis is the name of a city, prefecture and shrine located in the south of Kyūshū in the south-west of Japan. The kanji used are 鹿 (roku, ka, shika) meaning "deer", 児 (gei, ji, ni, ko) meaning "child, newborn babe, young of animals" and 島 (tou, shima) meaning "island."
KAIRO (Settlement) Basque, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Greek, Hausa, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Norwegian, Serbian, Slovene, SwedishForm of
CAIRO.
KAIYŌ (Settlement) JapaneseThis is the name of a town in Japan's Tokushima Prefecture....
[more] KALAK (Settlement) OssetianDerived from Georgian ქალაქი
(kalaki) meaning "town, city". This is another Ossetian name for
Tbilisi.
KALAMATA (Region) GreekThe modern name Kalamáta is a corruption of the older name Καλάμαι, Kalámai, "reeds". The phonetic similarity of Kalamáta with the phrase "kalá mátia" ("good eyes") has led to various folk etymologies.
KALIMANTAN (Political Subdivision, Island & Region) Indonesian, Acehnese, Balinese, Banjar, Buginese, Javanese, Malay, Minangkabau, Sundanese, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Icelandic, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, UzbekMeans "burning weather (island)" from Sanskrit काल
(kālá) meaning "time, season" and क्वथन
(kvathana) meaning "boiling, churning". This is the name of the Indonesian portion of the island of
Borneo, though it is used to refer to the entire island in Indonesian...
[more] KALISPELL (Other) Salishan (Rare)The name Kalispell is a Salishan (Salish) word meaning "flat land above the lake". Kalispell is also the gateway to Glacier National Park.
KALISZ (Political Subdivision) PolishComes from Kalisz in west central Poland, which probably derives its name from Old Polish kal ‘muddy place’, ‘slough’.
KALMAKSTAN (Political Subdivision) KyrgyzFrom калмак
(kalmak), the Kyrgyz name for the Kalmyk people, combined with the Persian suffix -ستان
(-stan) meaning "land of". This is the Kyrgyz name for
Kalmykia.
KALMYKIA (Political Subdivision) English, Indonesian, Malay, TagalogFrom Russian Калмыкия
(Kalmykiya) ultimately from хальмг
(xal'mg), the native name of the Kalmyk people. The ethnic name is of probably Mongolian origin meaning "the people moving away", from Mongolian халих
(khalikh) meaning "overflow, flood", referring to how the Kalmyk people were originally Mongolians who "leaked away" from their ancestral homeland...
[more] KAMBOJA (Country) Indonesian, Acehnese, Balinese, Buginese, Javanese, Minangkabau, Sundanese, Armenian, Georgian, Swahili, Tajik, TurkmenForm of
CAMBODIA.
KAMCHATKA (Region) Ainunamed for a native people, the Kamchadal, from Koryak (Chukotko-Kamchatkan) konchachal, which is said to mean "men of the far end"
KAMERUN (Country) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, UzbekForm of
CAMEROON.
KANSAS (Political Subdivision) English (American)Name of a state in the United States, named after Kanas river, from French variant of
Kansa, native name of the Siouan people who lived there.
KARADAĞ (Country) TurkishMeans "black mountain" from Turkish
kara meaning "black" and
dağ meaning "mountain". This is the Turkish name for
Montenegro, from a calque of the country's Montenegrin and Serbo-Croatian name,
Crna Gora.
KARAGANDA (Settlement) Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Indonesian, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, RussianFrom Kazakh Қарағанды
(Qaraghandy), which is derived from қараған
(qaraghan) meaning "caragana (a type of flower)". This is the name of a city in
Kazakhstan.
KARAKALPAKSTAN (Political Subdivision) Belarusian, Bulgarian, English, Indonesian, Italian, Kyrgyz, Norwegian, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Tatar, UkrainianFrom Karakalpak Қарақалпақстан
(Qaraqalpaqstan), a combination of the name of the Karakalpak people and the Persian suffix -ستان
(-stan) meaning "land of". The ethnic name is derived from Karakalpak қара
(qara) meaning "black" and қалпақ
(qalpaq) referring to a high-crowned cap worn in Central Asia...
[more] KARASU (Settlement) JapaneseThis is the name of a former town located in Japan's Mie Prefecture which merged and expanded, along with a few other towns and municipalities, into the city of Tsu....
[more] KARLSTAD (Settlement) SwedishMeans "
KARL's town" in Swedish. It was named after the Swedish king Karl IX who founded the town in 1584. ...
[more] KARMANIA (Political Subdivision & Region) Ancient Persian (Hellenized)Hellenized form of
Karmana, the ancient Persian name of a region and province of several Persian empires. It is better known under its Latin and English name
CARMANIA.
KARTI (Settlement) MingrelianFrom the Kartvelian root
kart- referring to a Georgian person (compare the Georgian endonym ქართველი
(kartveli)). This is the Mingrelian name for
Tbilisi.
KARTVELIO (Country) EsperantoFrom Georgian
ქართველი (kartveli), a term referring to a Georgian person. This is the Esperanto name for
GEORGIA (1) (the country).
KASABLANKA (Settlement) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Georgian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian, Ukrainian, UzbekForm of
CASABLANCA.
KASHIWA (Settlement) Japanese, Arabic, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Malay, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, UrduFrom Japanese 柏
(kashiwa) meaning "oak". This is the name of a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
KATAR (Country) Afrikaans, Armenian, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Mongolian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovak, Slovene, Turkish, Turkmen, UkrainianForm of
QATAR.
KATHMANDU (Settlement) Nepali, Bengali, Dutch, English, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Kannada, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Romanian, Telugu, UrduFrom Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप
(kāṣṭhamaṇḍapa), the name of a Hindu temple and shrine in Nepal. The name means "wooden pavilion" from Sanskrit काष्ठ
(kāṣṭha) meaning "wood, timbre" combined with मण्डप
(maṇḍapa) meaning "pavilion, hall, square, public shelter"...
[more] KATMANDU (Settlement) Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Georgian, Hungarian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, UzbekForm of
KATHMANDU.
KATRINEHOLM (Settlement) SwedishSwedish city located in
SÖDERMANLAND. It was originally the name of a ducal residence located in the area. The residence was named after the owner's wife
CATHARINA.
KAUKASIË (Region) DutchDutch form of
Caucasia, which is an alternative name for the
CAUCASUS geographical region.
KAVKAZ (Region) Avar, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Chechen, Chuvash, Croatian, Czech, Ingush, Karachay-Balkar, Kazakh, Lezgin, Macedonian, Ossetian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Tatar, Ukrainian, UzbekForm of
CAUCASUS.
KAZAN (Settlement) Tatar, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Buryat, Chechen, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Ingush, Japanese, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Lezgin, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Romanian, Russian, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, YakutProbably from Turkic
qazan meaning "kettle, cauldron". This is the name of the capital city of
Tatarstan.
KAZBEK (Mountain) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik, Turkish, Ukrainian, UzbekFrom Russian Казбек
(Kazbek) which is from Arabic قَاضِي
(qāḍī) meaning "judge, arbiter" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master"...
[more] KEBNEKAISE (Mountain) SwedishDerived from Lule Sami
giebnne "cauldron" and
gájsse "elevated and pointy crest". Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden.
KEDAH (Political Subdivision) Malay, Indonesian, Acehnese, Banjar, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, TurkishFrom Arabic قتح
(qataḥa), which is derived from the Tamil name கடாரம்
(kadāram) possibly meaning "boiler, stockpot, cauldron". This is the name of a Malaysian state.
KEITH (Settlement) ScottishA small town in Moray, North-East Scotland. It's name is derived from a Pictish word
kit, which meant 'forest' (Welsh
coed, 'wood').
KEJIMKUJIK (Other & Body of Water) Mi'kmaqLake and national park in
CANADA. From Mi'kmaq, meaning "attempting to escape", or "swollen waters", or "tired muscles".
KELANTAN (Political Subdivision) Malay, Indonesian, Acehnese, Banjar, Javanese, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, UkrainianMeaning uncertain, possibly from Malay
gelam hutam meaning "cajeput" (a type of tree),
kilatan meaning "lightning, flash" or
kolam tanah meaning "dirt pool". Alternatively, it may be from Tamil கோலம்
(kolam), which is another name for rangoli, an art form from the Indian subcontinent consisting of stylised designs made of powder...
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