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. All of the following are named after these birds:
  • Kiwi (people) - a colloquial term for the people of New Zealand.
  • Kiwiana - a collective term for New Zealand's various national symbols and icons, especially when presented in a kitsch or folk art manner.
  • 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.
  • Bulford Kiwi - a geoglyph of a kiwi carved in the chalk created by New Zealand soldiers awaiting repatriation following the end of World War I.
  • HMNZS Kiwi, two vessels of the Royal New Zealand Navy.

The word Kiwi, used to describe people, is usually capitalised. 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 Kiwi = two people, whereas two kiwi = two birds.

[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 - Odd Della Robbia's 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 (store) - A Norwegian supermarket.
• 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 websites.
• Kiwi Linux - a Linux distribution.
• Kiwi (comic book), a French comic book.
• Kiwi (Dragon Ball), a character in Dragon Ball media
• KiWi - a motorcycle/ski helmet manufacturer.
• Kiwi Omnicup, or "Kiwicup" is a type of ventouse device for the assistance of vaginal delivery.
• Wiscasset Airport's ICAO code is KIWI.
• Kiwi! - a short film by Dony Permedi.
• "Kiwi" - a song from Maroon 5's 2007 album It Won't Be Soon Before Long.