Kin
Encyclopedia
Places
- Kin, OkinawaKin, Okinawais a town located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 11,037 and a density of 294 persons per km². The total area is 37.57 km²....
, a town in Okinawa, Japan - Kin, PakistanKin, PakistanKin is a village in Rajanpur District, Punjab, of central Pakistan. It is located on the western side of the Indus River at the edge of the flood plain. Kin is in the Mazāri tribal area and under the jurisdiction of the Shaikhwāli Police Post...
, a village along the Indus in Pakistan - Kin, Mogok, a village in Mogok TownshipMogok TownshipMogok Township is a township of Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Region of Burma . It is located north of the city of Mandalay and surrounds the area of Mogok City.-External links:* Myanmar Information Management Unit * Maplandia...
, Burma (Myanmar) - Kin, YeKin, YeKin is a village in Ye Township in Mawlamyine District in the Mon State of south-east Burma . It is located on the right bank of the Ye River.-External links:* Maplandia World Gazetteer...
, a village in Ye Township, Burma (Myanmar) - KinshasaKinshasaKinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
, the capital and largest city of the Congo - Norman Manley International AirportNorman Manley International Airport-Cargo :The following Cargo/Courier serve Norman Manley International Airport:-Accidents and incidents:*On 17 July 1960, the captain of a Vickers Viscount of Cubana de Aviación hijacked the aircraft on a flight from José Martí International Airport, Havana to Miami International Airport, Florida...
in Kingston, Jamaica (IATA Code KIN)
Technology
- Microsoft KIN, a family of social networking phones developed by Microsoft
- Knowledge iN, an online information-sharing service from Naver, a Korean web portal
Other
- Kin CanadaKin CanadaKin Canada is a secular Canadian non-profit service organization that promotes service, fellowship, positive values, and national pride....
, a Canadian non-profit service organization - Kin (film), a 2000 UK/South Africa film directed by Elaine ProctorElaine ProctorElaine Proctor is a South African film director, screenwriter and actress. Her film Friends was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or Special Distinction.-Filmography:* Sharpeville Spirit...
and starring Miranda OttoMiranda OttoMiranda Otto is an Australian actress. The daughter of actors Lindsay and Barry Otto and the sister of actress Gracie Otto, she began acting at age eighteen, and has performed in a variety of independent and major studio films.... - "Kin" (short story)Kin (short story)"Kin" is a science fiction short story written in 2006 by Bruce McAllister.The story is about a small boy who hires a dreadful Antalou alien to kill the man responsible for his unborn sister's scheduled death....
, a 2006 Hugo nominated science fiction short story by Bruce McAllisterBruce McAllisterBruce McAllister is an American author of fiction, poetry and non-fiction.- Novels :Humanity Prime Dream Baby Bruce McAllister (born 1946) is an American author of fiction, poetry and non-fiction.- Novels :Humanity Prime (Ace Books, l971; Wildside Press, 2008)Dream Baby Bruce McAllister (born... - Tsuchi Kin, a character featured in NarutoNarutois an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of...
- The KinThe KinThe Kin is an organization in the world of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time fantasy series.The Kin are a secret group of female channelers hiding from the White Tower. They offered a safe haven for others who had been put out of the Tower due to their failure to measure up to the Tower's standards...
, a group of women in The Wheel of Time - K'inK'inA K'in is a part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to one day. As such, it is the smallest unit of Maya time to be counted as part of the long count and it usually appears as the last glyph in a long count date...
, one day in the Maya Calendar; also refers to the sun - Kin (instrument), a Chinese musical instrumentMusical instrumentA musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
- Kin (mass), a Japanese unit of mass, 600 g
- Kinyarwanda language ISO 639 code
See also
- Kinh, the majority ethnic group of Vietnam
- Ken (disambiguation)
- Kinism