kirk
(noun) a Scottish church
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kirk (plural kirks)
(Northern England and Scotland) a church.
Kirk (plural Kirks)
(chiefly, British) The Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
A habitational surname.
A male given name from surnames.
Source: Wiktionary
Kirk, n. Etym: [Scot.; cf. Icel. kirkja, of Greek origin. See Church.]
Definition: A church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the Church of Scotland as distinguished from other reformed churches, or from the Roman Catholic Church. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
