Kings
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Kings may refer to:
- Monarchs: The Sovereign Heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings
- One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
- The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts
- The Shahnama, an 11th century epic Persian poem
- The Morgan Bible, a French medieval picture Bible
- The Pararaton, a 16th century Javanese history of southeast Asia
- Kings (game), a popular drinking game also known as King's Cup
- Kings (electoral district), a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Kings (handball), also known as "Chinese handball"
- Kings Family Restaurants, a chain of restaurants located in Pennsylvania and Ohio
- Kings (film), a 2007 Irish language film by Tom Collins
- "Kings" (song), a song by rock group Steely Dan on the album Can't Buy a Thrill
- Kings Super Markets, a chain supermarket in northern New Jersey
- The Kings, a Canadian rock band formed in 1977.
- Kings of Leon, an American rock group
- Kings (Australian TV series), an Australian TV series
- Kings (American TV series), an American TV series on NBC
- King's Favourites, a brand of cigarettes
- King's Discount Stores, a chain of stores in the USA
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[edit] In geography
- Kings Bay (disambiguation), the name of several bays
- Kings County (disambiguation)
- Kings County, New York, more commonly known as Brooklyn
- King County, Washington
- Kings, Coles County, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois
- Kings, Ogle County, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois
[edit] Electoral districts
- King's (New Brunswick electoral district) (1867–1903)
- King's (Prince Edward Island electoral district) (1892–1966)
- Kings (electoral district), Nova Scotia (1867–1924)
[edit] In sports
- Barangay Ginebra Kings, a Philippine basketball team
- Chennai Super Kings, an Indian Premier League team based in Chennai, India
- Cincinnati Kings, a USL Premier Development League soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Eastern Province Kings, a provincial rugby union team based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Kings XI Punjab, an Indian Premier League team based in Mohali, India
- Kings of Wrestling (TNA) or Kings of Professional Wrestling
- Los Angeles Kings, an NHL team based in Los Angeles, California
- Sacramento Kings, an NBA team based in Sacramento, California
- Southern Kings, a proposed Super Rugby team based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Sydney Kings, an NBL team based in Sydney, New South Wales
In education:
- University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- King's University College (Edmonton) in Edmonton, Alberta
- King's University College (University of Western Ontario), a campus of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario
- King's College London, a constituent college of the University of London
- King's College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge
- King's College School, a leading Eton Group school founded by King George IV
- King's College, Guildford, an International Baccalaureate school
- King's College (Taunton), a private boarding secondary school in Taunton, Somerset
- King's College, Newcastle, a former college of Durham University, which left to form Newcastle University
- King's College Hospital, a hospital in the London Borough of Southwark
- King's College, Aberdeen, the oldest part of the University of Aberdeen
- King College in Bristol, Tennessee
- King's College (North Carolina) in Charlotte, North Carolina
- King's College (Pennsylvania) in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- The King's College (California) in Los Angeles
- The King's College (New York) in New York City
- King's College (Thailand), Sampran, Nakonprathom
- King's College (Hong Kong), in Sai Wan
- King's College Budo, in Wakiso district, Uganda
- King's College, Lagos, Nigeria
- Kings College, Madrid
- King's College, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
- King's College, Auckland, New Zealand
- King's College, Christchurch, New Zealand
- King's College, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Kings International College, a secondary school in Camberley, Surrey
- The King's School, Parramatta, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
- The King's School, Sydney, closed in 1832, was located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- King's School (Auckland), Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand
- King's Schools, a private Christian school in North Seattle, United States
- King's School, Bruton, Somerset
- King's School Ottery St. Mary, Devon
- The King's School, Basingstoke, Hampshire
- The King's School, Grantham, Lincolnshire
- The King's School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
- The King's School, Macclesfield, Cheshire
- The King's School, Nottingham
- The King's School, Plymouth
- The King's School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
- The King's School, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear
- The King's School, Witney, Oxfordshire
- The King's C.E. School, Wolverhampton
- Kings' School, Winchester, Hampshire
- King's School Senior, Fair Oak, Hampshire
- Kings School of English, a group of private English Language Schools
- "The King's School" most often refers to one of the seven schools established, or re-endowed and renamed, by King Henry VIII in 1541 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, to pray for his soul:
Formerly known as King's College:
- Columbia University was known as King's College in the colonial-era
- University of Toronto was known as King's College from 1843 to 1850
- University of New Brunswick was originally named King's College
- Oriel College, Oxford was known as King's College from about 1326 to 1526
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