Kiwi (disambiguation)
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The word Kiwi has multiple meanings:
[edit] In connection with New Zealand
- Kiwi - any of several species of flightless bird native to New Zealand.
- (Although New Zealand is not the only country to have a bird called the kiwi - e.g hawaii)
- All of the following are named after these birds.
- Kiwi (people) - a colloquial term for the people of New Zealand.
- Kiwi Dollar (NZD) - New Zealand's floating dollar.
- Kiwibank, a bank owned by New Zealand Post.
- KiwiSat, the first New Zealand built satellite.
- Kiwi Airlines, defunct New Zealand airline, based in Hamilton, and operating between 1994 and 1996.
- Kiwis (rugby league) - the New Zealand national rugby league team.
- Kiwi (horse) - a New Zealand racehorse, winner of 1983 Melbourne Cup.
The word Kiwi, used to describe people, is usually capitalised, and takes the plural form Kiwis. The bird's name is spelt with a lower-case k (excepting, of course, when the rules of grammar state otherwise) and, being a word of Māori origin, normally stays as kiwi when a plural is formed. Thus, two Kiwis = two people, whereas two kiwi = two birds.
The Culture of New Zealand article also has subsections about Kiwiana and the word Kiwi.
[edit] Other meanings
- Kiwifruit - a golden or green-fleshed fruit of the genus Actinidia, originally native to China, but selectively bred, marketed and popularised by New Zealand horticulturalist growers.
- Kiwi - a dog from Code Lyoko
- Kiwi (shoe polish) - an Australian shoe polish brand that is popular in many countries.
- Kiwi International Air Lines - a short-lived U.S. airline in the late 1990s.
- Kiwi (CAD software) - German software company specialising in CAD software.
- Kiwi (software framework) - a framework for GUI applications developed by Async using PyGTK.
- Kiwi (computer language) - A markup language combines XML, XUL, XSL, CSS, HTML, PHP to produce high quality websites.
- Kiwi (comic book), a French comic book.
- Kiwi is the English manga name of a villain in Dragon Ball Z.
- KiWi - a motorcycle/ski helmet manufacturer.
- Kiwi Omnicup, or "Kiwicup" is a type of ventouse device for the assistance of vaginal delivery.
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