Kochi
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
is a city in Kerala, India.
Kochi or Kōchi may also refer to:
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Kochi people
Kochis or Kuchis (Pashto: کوچۍ Kuchis) are pastoral nomads belonging primarily to the Ghilji Pashtuns. In the southern, western and northern regions of Afghanistan they are also referred to at times as maldar (Pashto: مالدار maldar, ...
, a predominantly Pashtun nomadic people of Afghanistan
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Arata Kochi
is a Japanese physician and public health expert, who is the former director of the World Health Organization's malaria program. He had previously been director of WHO's tuberculosis programs for ten years. While at WHO, Dr. Kochi became known fo ...
(born 1948 or 1949), Japanese physician and World Health Organization official
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Jun Kochi (born 1983), Japanese football goalkeeper in the Dhivehi Premier League, Maldives
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Kōchi Chōjō
was a Ryukyuan aristocrat known for leading a movement to petition the government of Qing Dynasty China to rescue the Ryūkyū Kingdom from annexation by Imperial Japan, following the 1872 announcement by the government of Meiji Japan to do so.
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(1843–1891), aristocrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom
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Kōchi Ryōtoku
also known by his Chinese style name , was a bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom.
In 1775, Kōchi Ryōtoku and Ie Chōkei was ordered to make the first statutory law in Ryukyuan history by King Shō Boku. The law was completed in 1786. It was called '' ...
(died 1798), bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom
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Jay Kochi
Jay Kazuo Kochi (高知 和夫, ''Kōchi Kazuo'',1927–2008) was an American physical organometallic chemist who held lectureship at Harvard University, and faculty positions at Case Institute of Technology, 1962-1969, (now Case Western Reserve ...
(1927–2008), American organic chemist of Japanese descent
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Momoko Kochi
is a Japanese name for girls. Momo is usually written with the kanji character 桃 for "peach" or 百 for "one hundred" or 杏 for "apricot", followed by -ko, a common suffix for girls' names (meaning "child"). It may refer to:
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(1932–1998), Japanese actress
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Mizuho Katayama
Mizuho Katayama (born 27 November 1969) is a synchronized swimming coach in Japan. Born to a Korean family in Japan, she participated in Japanese domestic synchronized swimming competitions under the name Mizuho Kōchi, and represented South Kor ...
(previously Mizuho Kōchi; born 1969), synchronized swimming coach in Japan
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Erica Kochi
is a humanitarian and a technologist who co-leads UNICEF's Innovation Unit with Christopher Fabian. In 2013, she was chosen by ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine as one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world.Jack Dorsey, Dorse ...
(born 1979), UNICEF official
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Kairi Kochi
is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body
Toyota Auto Body ( ja, トヨタ車体) is a manufacturing subsidiary of the Toyota group based in Japan. It is headquartered in Kariya, Aichi and was established in 1945. The company has pla ...
(born 1985), Japanese handball player
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Yugo Kochi
, is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer. He is currently a member of Johnny & Associates unit SixTONES.
Background
‘Yugo’ was a name given by his grandfather, with the hope of him growing up to be a kind person. He was in football club du ...
(born 1994), Japanese singer
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Kochi Rani Mondal
Kochi Rani Mondal ( bn, কচি রানী মন্ডল) is a Bangladeshi national women Kabaddi
Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on of ...
(), Bangladeshi Kabaddi player
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Kochi
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
, a city in the state of Kerala, India, also known as Cochin
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Fort Kochi
Fort Kochi, Fort Cochin in English, Cochim de Baixo ("Lower Kochi") in Cochin Portuguese creole, is a neighbourhood of Cochin (Kochi) city in Kerala, India. Fort Kochi takes its name from the Fort Manuel of Cochin, the first European fort ...
, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India
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Kochi International Book Festival
The Kochi International Book Festival is an annual event conducted at the coastal city of Kochi, India, Kochi, Kerala, India. This festival is organized by the AntharashtraPusthakotsava Samithi, Kochi, a registered charitable society established ...
, an annual event conducted at the coastal city of Kochi, Kerala, India
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Kochi metropolitan area
The Kochi metropolitan area or Kochi urban agglomeration is a metropolitan area centered around the city of Kochi, in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. With a population of more than 2.1 million within an area of 440 km², it is the most po ...
, also known as Kochi Urban Agglomeration or Kochi UA, where the city of Kochi, India is located
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Kochi, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran
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Kōchi, Hiroshima
was a town located in Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,712 and a density of 79.26 persons per km². The total area was 84.68 km².
On February 7, 2005, Kōchi, along with t ...
, a former town in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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Kōchi (city)
Kochi is a city in Kerala, India.
Kochi or Kōchi may also refer to:
People
* Kochi people, a predominantly Pashtun nomadic people of Afghanistan
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** Arata Kochi (born 1948 or 1949), Japanese physician and World Health Org ...
, the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
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Kōchi Castle
is an Edo Period Japanese castle in the city of Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is located at Otakayama hill, at the center of Kōchi city, which in turn is located at the center of the Kōchi Plain, the most prosperous area of former ...
, a castle located in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
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Kōchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 757,914 (1 December 2011) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and ...
, a prefecture in Japan
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Kōchi Ryōma Airport
Kochi is a city in Kerala, India.
Kochi or Kōchi may also refer to:
People
* Kochi people, a predominantly Pashtun nomadic people of Afghanistan
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** Arata Kochi (born 1948 or 1949), Japanese physician and World Health Org ...
, also known as Kōchi Airport, a regional airport in Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
* Kochi Sub-county of
Yumbe District
Yumbe District is a district in Northern Region, Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Yumbe, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Yumbe District is one of Uganda's most northern district ...
, Uganda
** River Kochi at Kochi Sub-county of Yumbe, Uganda.
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Kochi Metro Rail
The Kochi Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It was opened to the public within four years of starting construction, making it one of the fastest completed metro projects in India. The Kochi metro proje ...
, a mass transit system for the southern India city of Kochi
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Kochi Refineries
Kochi Refinery Limited (KRL) is a crude oil refinery in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is the largest public sector refinery in India with a production capacity of 15.5 million tonnes per year. Formerly known as Cochin Refineries Limite ...
, a petroleum company in India
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Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Kochi Tuskers Kerala was a franchise cricket team that played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) representing the city of Kochi, Kerala. The team was one of two new franchises added to the IPL for the 2011 season, alongside Pune Warriors India ...
, a 2011 IPL cricket team, now defunct
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, an asteroid discovered in 1981
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Kochi font Kochi (東風フォント) was a font development project to build free replacements of proprietary fonts such as MS Gothic or MS Mincho, developed by Yasuyuki Furukawa (古川 泰之). The project consisted of the Kochi Gothic and Kochi Mincho fon ...
, a font development project by Yasuyuki Furukawa to build free replacements of proprietary fonts
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Kochi reaction
The Kochi reaction is an organic reaction for the decarboxylation of carboxylic acids to alkyl halides with lead(IV) acetate and a lithium halide.''A New Method for Halodecarboxylation of Acids Using Lead(IV) Acetate'' Jay K. Kochi J. Am. Chem. ...
, an organic reaction for the decarboxylation of carboxylic acids to alkyl halides
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Kochi (kuih)
Kue kochi or koci (also known as passover cake in English) is a Maritime Southeast Asian dumpling (kue or kuih) found in Javanese, Malay and Peranakan cuisine, made from glutinous rice flour, and stuffed with coconut fillings with palm sugar. ...
, a Malay-style cake with coconut filling
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Kochi Fighting Dogs
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Ke ...
, a semi-professional baseball team in the Shikoku Island League of Japan
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Kōchi Station (disambiguation) Kōchi Station is the name of two train stations in Japan:
* Kōchi Station (Hiroshima) (河内駅), a train station in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
* Kōchi Station (Kōchi) (高知駅), a train station on the Dosan Line of Shikoku Rail ...
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Kochi University (disambiguation) Kochi University usually refers to Kōchi University in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.
It may also refer to:
* Kochi Gakuen College, a private junior college in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
* Kochi Women's University, a public university for ...
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