Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
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Cork (material)
Cork is an Permeability (earth sciences), impermeable buoyancy, buoyant material, the Cork cambium, phellem layer of bark (botany), bark tissue that is harvested for commercial use primarily from ''Quercus suber'' (the cork oak), which is nativ ...
, an impermeable buoyant plant product
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Cork (plug)
A stopper or cork is a cylindrical or conical closure used to seal a container, such as a bottle, tube or barrel. Unlike a lid or bottle cap, which encloses a container from the outside without displacing the inner volume, a bung is partially o ...
, a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
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Wine cork
Wine corks are a stopper used to seal wine bottles. They are typically made from cork (bark of the cork oak), though synthetic materials can be used. Common alternative wine closures include screw caps and glass stoppers. 68 percent of all cor ...
Places
Ireland
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Cork (city)
Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city ...
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Metropolitan Cork
Metropolitan Cork is a semi-official term which refers to the city of Cork, Ireland, its suburbs, the rural hinterland that surrounds it, and a number of the towns and villages in that hinterland. Some of the latter towns and villages are within t ...
, also known as Greater Cork
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Cork Airport
Cork Airport ( ga, Aerfort ChorcaÃ, ) is the second-largest of the three principal international airports in Ireland, after Dublin and ahead of Shannon. It is located in Cork City, south of the city centre in an area known as Farmers Cross ...
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County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae ChorcaÃ) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...
Historical parliamentary constituencies
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Cork City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Cork County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Cork City (UK Parliament constituency)
Cork City was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1880 to 1922 it returned two members of parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelan ...
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Cork County (UK Parliament constituency)
Cork County was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1801 to 1885 it returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelan ...
United States
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Cork, Georgia Cork is an unincorporated community in Butts County, Georgia, Butts County, in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia.
History
A variant name was "Dublin". The present name is after Cork (city), Cork, in Ireland, the native land of a large ...
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Cork, Kentucky
Cork is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States.
References
Unincorporated communities in Metcalfe County, Kentucky
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Organisations
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Cork GAA
The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae ChorcaÃ) or Cork GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the C ...
, responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork
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Ye Antient Order of Noble Corks
Ye Antient Order of Noble Corks (American usage) or Ancient & Honourable Societas Korcorum Magnae Britanniae (Noble Order of Corks) (English usage), universally known, informally, as The Cork, is an informal degree allied to Freemasonry. It is de ...
, a masonic order, also known as "The Cork"
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Cork City F.C., a football club
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Cork City W.F.C.
Cork City Women's Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Chathair Chorcaà na mBan) is an Irish women's association football team, based in Cork city. Originally playing at Bishopstown Stadium, from the 2021 Women's National League season, the club ...
, a women's football club
Other uses
* A particular kind of trick in
snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympi ...
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skiing
Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...
. See List of snowboard tricks.
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Cork (surname)
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Cork City (barony)
Cork City ( ga, Cathair ChorcaÃ) is a barony in County Cork, Ireland. It contains seven civil parishes.
Legal context
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and were used the administration of justic ...
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Cork encoding, a digital data format
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Cork taint, a wine fault
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Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston, a sailing regatta
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Cork (band), a 1990s rock duo/supergroup
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''Cork'' (film), a Spanish drama
See also
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Cork County Council
Cork County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae ChorcaÃ) is the authority responsible for local government in County Cork, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and co ...
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Cork Harbour
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross
The Diocese of Cork and Ross ( ga, Deoise Chorcaà agus Rosa) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly.
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Cork tree (disambiguation)
* Cork oak, ''
Quercus suber'' tree, the main source of cork
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Cork cambium, a tissue found in many vascular plants as part of the epidermis
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Corke Corke is a surname.
People named Corke include:
* Anya Corke (born 1990), Hong Kong chess grandmaster
*Fiona Corke (born 1961), Australian actress
* Hilary Corke (1921–2001), British writer, composer and mineralogist
* Kevin Corke ( fl. 1990 ...
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Corky (disambiguation)
Corky means cork-like. It is an English and Irish unisex name that also serves as a nickname for Courtney. It may also refer to:
People
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*Corky Ballas (born 1960), American competitive ballroom dancer
*Corky or Corkie Blow (1877†...
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Kork (disambiguation)
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KORK (disambiguation)
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