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Kipling

/ˈkɪp.lɪŋ/

Kipling proper noun: a surname.

kipling: a surname
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Proper noun

Kipling (countable and uncountable, plural Kiplings)

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.
  3. Rudyard Kipling, a British writer.
  4. An unincorporated community in Center Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States.
  5. A town in the Rural Municipality of Kingsley, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Forms of Kipling

pluralKiplings

Words formed from Kipling

Questions about Kipling

What does Kipling mean?
Kipling means a surname.
What part of speech is Kipling?
Kipling is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kipling?
Kipling is pronounced /ˈkɪp.lɪŋ/.

Words near Kipling in the dictionary

  1. Kiphire
  2. Kipiani
  3. kiping
  4. Kipjak
  5. Kipjaks
  6. Kipling
  7. Kiplingcotes
  8. Kiplingese
  9. Kiplingesque
  10. Kiplingian
  11. Kiplingism

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