KS

KS and variants may refer to:

  • Kampfschwimmer, a German postwar commando frogman force
  • Kansas, United States postal abbreviations
  • Kaplan–Sheinwold, contract bridge bidding system
  • Kaposi's sarcoma, a tumor caused by Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8)
  • Kartagener syndrome, a genetic disorder
  • Keratan sulfate, any of several sulfated glycosaminoglycans
  • Kernel streaming, a method of processing streamed data
  • Kernowek Standard, an orthography for Revived Cornish
  • Keto-synthase, a domain of polyketide synthases with a thiol group on a cysteine side-chain
  • Key Stage, a term used in the British education system
  • Kiasu, Hokkien (a Chinese spoken variant) word for 'extreme fear of losing' (怕输)
  • Kill stealing, a practice in online games
  • King's Scholar at a UK public school
  • King's Serjeant, obsolete UK legal post
  • Kirk/Spock or K/S, slash fiction
  • Klinefelter's Syndrome, caused by a chromosome aneuploidy
  • Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, a goodness-of-fit test for probability distributions
  • Kommandittselskap, a Norwegian type of company
  • Kašov

    Kašov (Hungarian: Kásó) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia.

    History

    In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1298.

    Geography

    The village lies at an altitude of 159 metres and covers an area of 8.88 km². It has a population of 275 people.

    Ethnicity

    The village is almost entirely Slovak in ethnicity.

    Facilities

    The village has a public library and a football pitch.

    Genealogical resources

    The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1772-1895 (parish B)
  • Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1773-1926 (parish B)
  • Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1816-1895 (parish B)
  • See also

  • List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
  • External links

  • http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
  • Surnames of living people in Kasov
  • Coordinates: 48°29′N 21°45′E / 48.483°N 21.750°E / 48.483; 21.750

    Kos (surname)

    Kos, meaning "blackbird", is a Slavic surname very common in Slovenia. It is the 10th most common surname in Slovenia. Unlike many other Slovene surnames, Kos is found throughout the country, although it's more common in the central and eastern regions than in the west.

    It can refer to:

  • Božo Kos (19312009), Slovenian illustrator, caricaturist, and vignettist
  • Franc Kos (18531924), Slovenian historian
  • Gojmir Anton Kos (18961970), Slovenian painter
  • Janko Kos (born 1931), Slovenian literary historian
  • Milko Kos (18921972), Slovenian historian
  • Vladimir Kos (born 1924), Slovenian Jesuit priest, poet, philosopher, essayist and translator
  • Tine Kos (18941977), Slovenian sculptor
  • Józef Kos, Polish war veteran
  • Károly Kós, Hungarian architect
  • Maja Kos, Serbian synchronized swimmer
  • Mile Kos, Serbian footballer
  • Monika Kos, Australian journalist
  • Paul Kos, American conceptual artist
  • René Kos, Dutch cyclist
  • Rudolph Kos, American priest
  • Tomasz Kos, Polish footballer
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