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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 born 1928, Swiss Roman Catholic theologian, who questioned the doctrine of infallibility: his licence to teach was withdrawn in 1979.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

“This is about as permanent a ban as we can get,” said Steven Kung, co-founder of the group No Data Center Monterey Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

China's robots are capable of putting on a show, doing Kung Fu dance moves and racing faster than humans during a marathon in Beijing.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

"They claimed that we would run out of gas -- that is simply impossible," Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin said in a Facebook video published March 9.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Taiwan’s economic minister, Kung Ming-hsin, said Taiwanese chip makers need “a moderate global footprint” in response to “orders coming from local markets” but said Taiwan would remain the epicenter of chip production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Next I had a go on a Kung Fu game.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell