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Kaba – Kattimundoo

Kaba

or KABAH (kä'bä), name of the ruins of a large city of Yucatan, visited by Charnay, Stephens, etc.; 12 miles S. W. of Ticul. The ruins consist of huge pyramids, great terraces crowned with buildings, palaces, triumphal arches, etc.

Kaf

the mountain which in Mohammedan legend surrounds the world.

Kaffir Ox

the Cape buffalo. See BUFFALO. or

Kai-Ping

the coal region in Chih-li,

Kalamazoo College

a coeducational institution in Kalamazoo, Mich., founded in 1855 under the auspices of students, 288; president, H. L. Stetson, LL. D. of 1919: Professors and instructors, 16; valued as an application to wounds and sores; they allay irritation and promote cicatrization. K. spathulata is poison-

Kandavu

one of the Fiji Islands.

Kane

a borough of Pennsylvania, in Baltimore and Ohio, and the Kane and McKean co., on the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore and Ohio, and the Kane and Elk railroads. Its elevated site and beautiful surroundings make it an attractive health resort. It has the Kane Summit Hospital. Its industries include glass works, bottle wo works, lumber mills, India.

Kankakee

a city and county-seat of Kankakee co., Ill.; on the Kankakee river, and the Illinois Central and other railroads; 56 miles S. W. of Chicago. It is an important railroad junction and trade center, is located in the Gary steel KANSAS

Karlstad

a city in Sweden located on the island of Thingvalla, about 165 miles W. of Stockholm. Connected with the mainland by two large bridges, it is a well-built little city with a wonderful situation among the lakes and hills of Sweden. A conference between Norway and Sweden was held here in 1905. Pop. about 20,000.

Karlstadt

a city of the recently formed State of Jugo-Slavia, situated about 35 miles S. of Agram. A strongly fortified city, it has a large armory, and is the seat of a Greek Oriental bishop.

Greek Oriental bishop .

Pop. about 17,500.

Kashkar

a large species of sheep inhabiting the lofty plateaus of central Asia. The male has very large horns bent circularly, while the female has horns resembling those of a goat.

Kattimundoo

or KATTIMUNDU , kattimundoo or Cattimandoo, a small the East Indies. It resembles caouttree, with fivetree, with five-angled stems, a native of of chouc, and is used as a cement for metal, knifehandles, etc.

KATUNSKI (kä-tön'ski), or KATUN, ALPS, the highest range of the Altai Mountains; in Tomsk, Siberia. in

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