MK

MK

1. (metrology) Symbol for megakelvin, an SI unit of thermodynamic temperature equal to 10⁶ kelvins.

Derived from Macedonian Северна Македонија (Severna Makedonija).

MK

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for North Macedonia since 1993.

   Synonym: MKD (alpha-3)

MK (countable and uncountable, plural MKs)

1. Initialism of Milton Keynes: a borough in Buckinghamshire, England; also the first part of the postcode for the area.
   • 2021 October 20, Tony Streeter, “Location of GBR's new HQ to be decided by competition”, in RAIL, number 942, page 16:

     Marland added: "We will look at bidding for the HQ, but the language being used indicates that already-successful places like MK need not apply.

2. Initialism of Mong Kok.
3. (countable, video games) Initialism of Mortal Kombat.
4. (countable, video games) Initialism of Mario Kart.
5. (South Africa, politics) Abbreviation of uMkhonto weSizwe.
   • 2024 May 30, Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, “First results in South Africa’s election suggest it is heading for biggest political shift since apartheid”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Another ANC splinter party, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK), led by former President Jacob Zuma appears to be on course to do well in KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern coastal province where Durban is located.

   • 2024 June 5, Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, “Jacob Zuma has made a dramatic comeback in South Africa’s elections. Will he have the last laugh over Ramaphosa?”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     His MK party, named after the ANC’s former armed wing, appears to have achieved just that – formed just five months ago, it is now the third-largest party in South Africa, receiving almost 15% of the vote.

MK (plural MKs or MK's)

1. (politics) Initialism of Member of Knesset.
   • 2024, David Golinkin, “The Proposed "Judicial Revolution" In Israel: What Can We Learn From Our Sources?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 256:

     A simple majority of 61 MKs will be able to do whatever it wants without any checks and balances.

2. (slang) Initialism of mooseknuckle.
3. Initialism of missionary's kid.
   • 2001, Mary Haden, Jeff Thompson, International education: principles and practice, page 31:

     A significant sector of the Global Nomad population is represented by the 'missionary kids' or 'MK's'.

• member of Knesset on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• KM

Initialism of English Mong Kok, transliteration of Cantonese 芒角 (mong⁴ gok³), now known as 旺角 (wong⁶ gok³). Mong Kok was a place where many fashionable products were sold.

MK

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) attempting to be fashionable but fails to do so; resembling a chav

MK

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) one who attempts to be fashionable but fails to do so; chav; yob (Classifier: 個／个 c; 條／条 c)

MK

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Mong Kok

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛm.ka/, [ˈɛm.ka]

MK (plural MK-MK)

1. (education) initialism of mata kuliah
2. (government, law) initialism of mahkamah konstitusi