KD

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kd"

English

Noun

KD (countable and uncountable, plural KDs)

2. Abbreviation of khaki drill, a form of British military uniform made of cotton.

   Hypernyms: cloth, fabric < textile < material

4. (dated, British India) Initialism of known depredator: a category of criminal.

   Hypernyms: depredator < criminal < person

6. (Unicode) Initialism of compatibility decomposition.
8. (Canada, informal) Initialism of Kraft Dinner: a packaged dry macaroni and cheese mix.

   Hypernyms: dinner < meal; food

   • 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.

10. (manufacturing, business, law) Initialism of knockdown (“collection of parts to assemble a product”).

    Hyponym: CKD

12. Initialism of kidney disease.

    Hypernyms: disease, disorder, malady < condition

    Hyponyms: AKI, AKF, ARF, CKD

Hypernyms

(food product):

• mac and cheese

Derived terms

• (Compatibility Decomposition): NFKD

Descendants

• → Malayalam: കേഡി (kēḍi)
• → Tamil: கேடி (kēṭi)

See also

• (in Unicode): C, D, KC, NF
• BD

References

• Unicode Consortium, Unicode Standard Annex #15, revision 41 (2014-06-05), § 1.2, table 1: “Normalization Forms”

Anagrams

• DK

Danish

Noun

KD c

1. (in titles) abbreviation of kommandør

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko do/
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ko do

Noun

KD (accusative singular KD-on, plural KD-oj, accusative plural KD-ojn)

1. initialism of kompakta disko; CD.

Derived terms

• KD-a (“CD”, adj.)
• KD-albumo (“CD album”)
• KD-formato (“CD format”)
• KD-kovrilo (“CD cover”)
• KD-legilo (“CD reader”)

Further reading

• “KD”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology

The K from kristillis- (see kristillinen) and the D from demokraatit.

Proper noun

KD

1. abbreviation of Kristillisdemokraatit (in Finland) the Christian Democrats (a political party).

German

Noun

KD m (strong, genitive KDs or KD, plural KD, feminine KD'in)

1. (Germany) abbreviation of Kriminaldirektor

Declension

Declension of KD [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	KD	die	KD
genitive	eines	des	KDs, KD	der	KD
dative	einem	dem	KD	den	KD
accusative	einen	den	KD	die	KD

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkedi/ [ˈke.di]

Noun

KD (uncountable)

1. (Malaysia, military, nautical) initialism of Kapal Diraja (literally “Royal Ship”) (ship prefix for the Royal Malaysian Navy)

Swedish

Proper noun

KD ? (genitive KD:s)

1. (politics) initialism of Kristdemokraterna (in Sweden) the Christian Democrats (a political party)