Kasa may refer to
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Kasa (kingdom)
The kingdom of Kasa, also known as Kasanga, was the dominant kingdom in lower Casamance (now Senegal) during the 15th and 16th centuries. Many of the inhabitants of the realm were Bainuk or other native ethnicities, but it was ruled by a Mandi ...
, a former kingdom in Senegal
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Kasa, Sweden, a village in northern Sweden
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Kasa District, Kyoto
is a former district located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was dissolved on January 1, 2006 when its last remaining municipality, the town of Ōe, Kyoto was merged with the city of Fukuchiyama
Towns and Villages
Kasa district formerly encompass ...
, a district in Kyoto, Japan
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Kasa Khurd
Kasa Khurd is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistr ...
, a village in Maharashtra, India
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Kasa-Vubu (commune)
Kasa-Vubu is a municipality ('' commune'') in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Along with Kalamu, it forms the historical African heart of Kinshasa. Formerly known as Dendale, the town's na ...
, a district in the Kinshasa, Congo
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Mount Kasa
is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of . It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Gifu Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. The shape of the mountain looks like the Umbrella("Kasa"-笠) in the triangle. ...
, a mountain in
Gifu Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,910,511 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...
, Japan.
Radio and television stations
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KASA (AM), a defunct radio station (1540 AM) formerly licensed to serve Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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KASA-TV
KASA-TV (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, serving the Albuquerque area and most of the state as an owned-and-operated station of the Spanish-language network Telemundo. KASA-TV's studios are l ...
, a television station (channel 27, virtual 2) licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
People
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Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Joseph Kasa-Vubu, alternatively Joseph Kasavubu, ( – 24 March 1969) was a Congolese politician who served as the first President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the Republic of the Congo until 1964) from 1960 until 1965.
A member of ...
, first president of Congo
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Lady Kasa
was a Japanese female ''waka'' poet of the early 8th century.
Little is known of her except what is preserved in her 29 surviving poems in the ''Man'yōshū''; all these were love poems addressed to her lover Ōtomo no Yakamochi who compiled the ...
, Japanese poet
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Nadasi Kasa Nadasi Kasa (also Nadasi Akasa, Nadadi Akasa, or Nada Diaka) was a queen of the Indo-Scythian mahakshatrapa Rajuvula, daughter of Aiyasi Kamuia. She finds mention in inscription no A-5 of the Mathura Lion Capital.
F. W. Thomas has read this name ...
, ancient Indian queen
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Tamás Kásás
Tamás Kásás (; born 20 July 1976) is a retired Hungarian water polo player.
Kásás is often described as the best defensive player of his era, if not the best overall. He is known for his ability to spring out of the water and block shots, ...
, Hungarian water polo player
Other uses
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Gasa (poetry)
''Gasa'' () or ''kasa'' was a form of poetry popular during the Joseon period in Korea. ''Gasas'' were commonly sung, and were popular among yangban women. Jeong Cheol, a poet of the 16th century, is regarded as having perfected the form, which co ...
, a form of Korean poetry
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KASA Stadium, a multipurpose stadium in Assam, India
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Kasa (hat)
A is any one of several traditional Japanese hats. These include and .
Grammar and etymology
is the correct way to pronounce the word when it stands alone. causes to change to when it is preceded by another word specifying the type of ha ...
, a Japanese hat
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Kasa-obake
#一柳2008, 一柳2008年77頁。 are a mythical ghost or ''yōkai'' in Japanese folklore. They are sometimes, but not always, considered a ''tsukumogami'' that old umbrellas turn into. They are also called ,造2007年 76-77頁。初見2009年 ...
, a spirit or monster in Japanese folklore
* Kibera Aeronautics and Space Academy, a project of the
Tunapanda Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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Korea AeroSpace Administration
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA; ) is a Korean government-funded space and aeronautics agency. Established under the Ministry of Science and ICT, KASA oversees the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and Korea Astronomy and Space Science ...
, space agency of South Korea
See also
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Kassa (disambiguation)
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Casa (disambiguation)
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