"Kitchener" meaning in English

See Kitchener in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Kitchener.wav Forms: Kitcheners [plural]
Etymology: From kitchener, from kitchen + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kitchen|er}} kitchen + -er Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Kitchener (countable and uncountable, plural Kitcheners)
  1. (countable) A surname originating as an occupation for someone who worked in a kitchen. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Kitchener-en-name-rF~nXUap Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A title:
    (UK) A British earldom
    Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Kitchener-en-name--hxfZHtV Categories (other): British English
  3. A title:
    Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, British field marshal in the First World War
    Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: KIT, Kitchener bun, Kitchener stitch Related terms: Kitchen
    Sense id: en-Kitchener-en-name-hyZZ-6Ss Categories (other): Individuals, World War I
  4. A placename.
    A city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Ontario, Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Kitchener-en-name-P4MtsMXH Categories (other): Kitchener
  5. A placename.
    A small town in the City of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Australia, Towns in Australia, Towns in New South Wales, Australia
    Sense id: en-Kitchener-en-name-e3EZDDx2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Korean translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 6 25 1 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 11 11 22 6 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 2 19 1 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 4 29 2 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 2 25 1 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 10 4 20 3 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 4 22 3 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 10 8 20 6 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (city in Ontario, Canada): 基奇納 /基奇纳 (Jīqínà) [Mainland-China] (Chinese Mandarin), 基秦拿 (Jīqínná) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), Kitchener (French), 키치너 (kichineo) (Korean)
Disambiguation of 'city in Ontario, Canada': 2 2 5 49 41
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