KD
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kd"
English
Noun
KD (countable and uncountable, plural KDs)
- Abbreviation of khaki drill, a form of British military uniform made of cotton.
- (dated, British India) known depredator: a category of criminal
- (Unicode) Compatibility (K) Decomposition
- (Canada, informal) Kraft Dinner: a packaged dry macaroni and cheese mix.
- 2010, Margaret Meikle, How Much Does Your Head Weigh?, page 159:
- Lots of people who grew up eating KD keep a box in their cupboard just in case. You never know when you'll need comfort and convenience.
- Initialism of knockdown (“collection of parts to assemble a product”).
Derived terms
- (Compatibility Decomposition): NFKD
References
- Unicode Consortium, Unicode Standard Annex #15, revision 41 (2014-06-05), § 1.2, table 1: “Normalization Forms”
Anagrams
Danish
Esperanto
Finnish
Etymology
The K from kristillis- (see kristillinen) and the D from demokraatit.
Proper noun
KD
- Abbreviation of Kristillisdemokraatit (in Finland) the Christian Democrats (a political party).
German
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