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Ku, KU, or Kū may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Ku (fictional language), a constructed language created for the 2005 film The Interpreter
- Esther Ku, a Korean-American comedian
- Shawn Ku, U.S. choreographer and motion picture director
- Kumi Koda, Japanese pop star nicknamed Ku or Kuu
- In an alien language in the movie Kin-dza-dza!, "ku" replaces most conventional words, with its meaning guessed from context
- In the Discworld, Ku or The Lost Continent of Ku is a satirical parody of Atlantis
Businesses and organizations
[edit]Political
[edit]- Kommunistisk Ungdom (Communist Youth), the former name of the Young Left (Sweden)
- Young Conservatives (Denmark) (Konservativ Ungdom), the Young Conservatives (Denmark)
- Konstitutionsutskottet, the Committee on the Constitution (Parliament of Sweden)
- Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacy group in the US
Universities
[edit]Africa
[edit]- Kampala University in Kampala, Uganda
- Kismayo University in Kismayo, Somalia
Japan
[edit]- Kyoto University, a national research university
- Kyushu University, a national research university
- Kobe University, a national university
- Kanagawa University, a national university
- Kagoshima University, a national university
- Kagawa University, a national university
- Kumamoto University, a national university
- Kochi University, a national university
- Korea University (Japan), a private university
Asia
[edit]- Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan
- Kakatiya University in India
- Kandahar University in Kandahar, Afghanistan
- Karnavati University in Gujarat, India
- Karunya University in Tamil Nadu, India
- Kathmandu University in Dhulikhel, Nepal
- Khulna University in Khulna, Bangladesh
- Kuvempu University in Karnataka, India
- Konkuk University in South Korea
- Korea University in South Korea
- Karachi University in Pakistan
- Kasetsart University in Thailand
- Kuwait University in Kuwait
- Kashmir University in Kashmir, India.
Europe
[edit]- Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Katholische Universität) in Eichstätt and Ingolstadt, Germany
- Klaipėda University in Klaipėda, Lithuania
- KU Leuven in Belgium
- University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet) in Copenhagen, Denmark
United States
[edit]- Kean University in Union Township, New Jersey
- Keiser University, main campus and headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Kettering University in Flint, Michigan
- Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pennsylvania
- University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas or its athletic program, the Kansas Jayhawks
Other businesses and organizations
[edit]- Kentucky Utilities, an American electric utility company based in Lexington, Kentucky
- Kuwait Airways (IATA code)
Language
[edit]- Ku (kana), romanization of the Japanese kana く and ク
- Kurdish language (ISO 639 (alpha-2) code KU)
- Ku (fictional language), fictional language in the 2005 film The Interpreter
People
[edit]- Emperor Ku of ancient China, of Three August Ones and Five Emperors
- Georgia Ku, English singer and songwriter
- Khonds, an aboriginal tribe of India
Science
[edit]- K-U ratio, the ratio between potassium and uranium
- Ku band, a band of microwave radio frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum
- Ku (protein), a protein involved in DNA repair
- Ku, the proposed chemical symbol for kurchatovium (later named rutherfordium)
- KU, Krebs units, a measure of viscosity of paint
Other uses
[edit]- Wards of Japan (区, ku), a type of city subdivision
- Kū or Kū-ka-ili-moku, the Hawaiian god of politics, agriculture, war and fishing
- Ku, the original name of the Privilege Ibiza nightclub
- Kose-Uuemõisa, Estonia, a village
- Mount Ku, Kazakhstan
- Kindle Unlimited, e-book service from Amazon
- Kū, another form for the Japanese kyū, the number nine, and a term in martial arts
See also
[edit]- Coup (disambiguation), pronounced /ku:/
- COO (disambiguation)