KD

See also: kd

English

Noun

KD (countable and uncountable, plural KDs)

1. Abbreviation of khaki drill, a form of British military uniform made of cotton.
2. (dated, British India) known depredator: a category of criminal
3. (Unicode) Compatibility (K) Decomposition
4. (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.

5. Initialism of knockdown (“collection of parts to assemble a product”).

Hypernyms

(food product):

• mac and cheese

Derived terms

• (Compatibility Decomposition): NFKD

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

Esperanto

Noun

KD

1. Initialism of kompakta disko.

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).