Kar or KAR may refer to: * .kar, a file format for

karaoke is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in nightclubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone. Its musical content is an instrumental rendition of a well-known popular song. I ...

files * Kar, Iran, in Kurdistan Province * ''Kar'' (beetle), a genus of beetles *

Car (Greek myth) Car or Kar () is a name in Greek mythology that refers to two characters who may or may not be one and the same. * Car, king of Megara and son of Phoroneus by Cerdo. His tomb was located on the road from Megara to Corinth. From Car, the acropolis ...

* ''Kar'' (novel), 2002, by Orhan Pamuk *

Kar (political group) The Kar or Gruh-i Kar (, "Worker's Group") was a faction of the communist PDPA party in Afghanistan. At one point, Kar was one of four PDPA factions, along with the Parcham, Khalqi, and Setam-e Milli. The group was headed by Dastagir Panjsheri ...

, a former faction in Afghanistan * Kar (Turkish music), a genre in Ottoman classical music * Kar (suffix), surname suffix in India * Kainic acid receptor, ion channels that respond to neurotransmitters * Karair, a Finnish airline, by ICAO code * Killer activation receptor *

King's African Rifles The King's African Rifles (KAR) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces regiment raised from Britain's East African colonies in 1902. It primarily carried out internal security duties within these colonies along with military service elsewher ...

, British regiment, 1902-1960s * Keilschrifttexte aus Assur religiösen Inhalts, the title of a two-volume German work often abbreviated as KAR * ISO 639-5 code for

Karenic languages The Karen () or Karenic languages are tonal languages spoken by some 4.5 million Karen people. They are of unclear affiliation within the Sino-Tibetan languages. The Karen languages are written using the Karen script. The three main branches a ...

* Kar Nataka or

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

, a state in southern India * Kirby Air Ride, a Nintendo GameCube game from 2003

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