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• Kung
  Kung

  noun

  a member of a San people of the Kalahari desert basin of southern Africa.
• Küng
  Küng

  noun

  Hans, 1928–2021, Swiss Roman Catholic theologian and writer: critic of papal authority.

Kung

¹ American  

[koong] / kʊŋ /

Or !Kung

noun

Kungs plural

1. a member of a San people of the Kalahari desert basin of southern Africa.

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Kung ² American  

[koong, goong] / kʊŋ, gʊŋ /

noun

1. H. H. K'ung Hsiang-hsiKong Xiangxi, 1881–1967, Chinese financier and statesman.

2. Prince, 1833–98, Chinese statesman of the late Ch'ing dynasty.

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Küng ³ American  

[koong, kyng] / kʊŋ, küŋ /

noun

1. Hans, 1928–2021, Swiss Roman Catholic theologian and writer: critic of papal authority.

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Küng British  

/ kʊŋ /

noun

1. Hans. born 1928, Swiss Roman Catholic theologian, who questioned the doctrine of infallibility: his licence to teach was withdrawn in 1979. His books include Global Responsibility (1991)

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

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• Kungs
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• Kung
  plural

Example Sentences

Kung said local community organizers are “looking at the empirical evidence” and seeing a ban as a win.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Tien Kung Ultra, which was developed by Beijing-based lab X-Humanoid and won last year’s race, more than halved its finish time this year, clocking in at one hour and 15 minutes without any human intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Officials say the little Kung Fu trash panda was living his best life when he was detained in the liquor store and kept his spirits up even after being placed in the county kennel.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

The International Energy Agency and other major agencies have been “raising the alarm bells on potential deficit” in the oil market, said Darwei Kung, Head of Commodities and Natural Resources at DWS.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

“Student in Kung Fu. A TV show from when I was a kid.”

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes