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King
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king
English
<dab>
Pronunciation
en /kɪŋ/
en ɪŋ
en king
Noun
en World War II era joint US/RAF radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter K.
en Kilo
en Titles The title of a king.
en 1947 January and February O. S. Nock "The Aberdonian" in Wartime Railway Magazine 8 As we climbed the Marykirk Bank Ogilvie spoke of the passes leading over to Deeside, and of the Royal deer forests around Balmoral; then, with mingled pride and modesty, he added, "I've driven the King seven times."
en Richard Gameson The Codex Aureus: An Eighth-Century Gospel Book Rosenkilde and Bagger 2001 76 8742305314 One, a grant by Archbishop Wulfred to that community, is datable to 825x32; while the other two (both copies of the same document) record an agreement between Archbishop Ceolnoth and Kings Egbert and Æthelwulf which was enacted in 838.
A King pigeon.
Derived terms
See also derived terms for king.
en Alaskan King God Save the King Good King Henry Homecoming King King Arthur King Billy King Charles Land King Charles's head King Charles spaniel King Cotton King County King David's harp King George whiting King James Bible King James Version King Kong King Mob King of Kings King of Prussia Kings King's Counsel Kings Creek King's English King Shit of Turd Island King's speech
Descendants
ceb King 1
Proper noun
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en English and Scottish nicknames, originally a nickname for someone who either acted as if he were a king or had worked in the king's household.
28 April 2008 w:Associated Press Russia Tops U.S. to Reach Fed Cup Final https://web.archive.org/web/20180106074134/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/sports/tennis/28tennis.html The Russians clinched the victory when Vera Zvonareva rallied to defeat Vania King, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, in the first reverse singles match, giving her team a 3-0 lead. After Russia went ahead, 3-0, Ahsha Rolle defeated Elena Vesnina, 6-3, 6-4, then King paired with Liezel Huber to beat Vesnina and Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7-6 (3), 6-4, in the doubles.
en Douglas Brinkley Selma’s historic bridge deserves a better name w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/opinions/brinkley-selma-bridge-john-lewis 2015-03-05 So when King – who had been in Atlanta for “Bloody Sunday” – telegrammed Parks about returning to Alabama to take part in a third mass march from Selma to Montgomery, her immediate answer was “Why, of course.” https://web.archive.org/web/20150426183918/https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/opinions/brinkley-selma-bridge-john-lewis
en UK rail transport King class, a class of steam locomotives once used on the GWR which were all named after kings.
A placename:
en number of places c/USA:
en ucomm co/Gibson County s/Indiana.
en city co/Stokes County and co/Forsyth County s/North Carolina.
en neighbourhood in north-east city/Portland s/Oregon.
en ucomm co/Clay County s/West Virginia.
en ucomm co/Wetzel County s/West Virginia.
en town co/Lincoln County s/Wisconsin.
en CDP town/Farmington s/Waupaca County s/Wisconsin.
en twp regional municipality:Pref/York p/Ontario c/Canada.
en village on isl/New Ireland c/Papua New Guinea.
Derived terms
en à la King,chicken à la King King-Armstrong unit King Ferry Kingian King Island kingite King-Kopetzky syndrome Kingsburg Kings Point Kingsway
Descendants
ja キング Kingu 1
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, King is the 34th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 465,422 individuals. King is most common among White (70.2%) and Black/African American (22.8%) individuals.
Anagrams
en gikn gink
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:king + 1
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb male English
the title of a king
ceb Titles
Tagalog
Alternative forms
tl Quing
tl Keng
tl Quingco
tl Kingco
Etymology
tl :bor nan-hbl:龔<tr:Kéng> + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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tl Chinese Filipino Hokkien