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km

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. kilometer; kilometers.

km. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. kilometer; kilometers.

  2. kingdom.

km 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Comoros

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km 2 British  

symbol

  1. kilometre

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km Scientific  

  1. Abbreviation of kilometer

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Beneath Pine Island Glacier lies an enormous buried granite mass, nearly 100 km wide and 7 km thick, roughly half the size of Wales in the UK.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

Among this vehicle’s podium finishes: the 1957 Tour de France and the 1958 Buenos Aires 1000 km.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

With a surface area of 370 sq km, Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy and ranks as the third largest in the Alpine region.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

The nearest medical clinic is 10 km away along a rough track and, according to many growers, the universal health coverage put in place by the state does not adequately cover healthcare costs.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Her face was puffy km all her crying, and she could not seem to stop sobbing about her father.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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