KR

symb. Chem. the element krypton.

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noun

a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999

• Syn: ↑Khmer Rouge, ↑Party of Democratic Kampuchea, ↑Communist Party of Kampuchea

• Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act

• Regions: ↑Cambodia, ↑Kingdom of Cambodia, ↑Kampuchea

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑foreign terrorist organization, ↑FTO

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abbreviation

1. kiloroentgen

2. kran

3. kreuzer

4. krona

5. krone

6. kroon

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Chess.

king's rook.

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Kr (chem)

symbol

Krypton

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kr (no period),

kilorad.

kr.,

an abbreviation for the following:

1. krona, a Swedish coin.

2. króna, an Icelandic coin.

3. krone, a Danish or Norwegian coin.

4. krone, a former German coin.

5. krone, a former Austrian coin.

6. kroon, a former Estonian coin.

Kr (no period),

krypton (chemical element).

KR (no periods),

Chess. king's rook.

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abbr. Chess king's rook