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Kiruna
Kirundi
Kisangani
Kishinev
kishke
Kiska Island
kiskadee
Kislev
kismet
kiss
kiss and tell
kiss-and-tell
kiss curl
kiss of death
kiss of life
kiss of peace
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kismet
kis·met [ kíz mèt, kízmət ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fate: fate or destiny
2. Allah's will: in Islam, the will of Allah
[Mid-19th century. Via Turkish< Persian ḳismat< Arabic ḳisma(t) "lot, portion" < ḳasama "he divided"]
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