NOK
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NOK or Nok may refer to:
- Kiel CanalKiel CanalThe Kiel Canal , known as the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal until 1948, is a long canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.The canal links the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau. An average of is saved by using the Kiel Canal instead of going around the Jutland Peninsula....
(Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) - Norwegian kroneNorwegian kroneThe krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...
, NOK is the ISO 4217 code and is used as an abbreviation for the currency. - NYSE stock ticker for Nokia CorporationNokiaNokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
, based in Finland - Nordostschweizerische Kraftwerke, Swiss electricity company
- Nok culture, the ancient civilization from Nigeria
- NokNokThe Nok culture appeared in Nigeria around 1000 B.C. and mysteriously vanished around 500 AD in the region of West Africa. This region lies in Central Nigeria. The culture’s social system is thought to have been highly advanced. The Nok culture was considered to be the earliest sub-Saharan producer...
, a village and archeological site in Nigeria - Nok HockeyNok HockeyNok Hockey is a game produced by Carrom Company that essentially combines the games of pool and hockey. It was introduced in 1942 by the Carrom Company.-Description and Construction of Playing Surface:Nok Hockey is a two player action board game...
, the game - Nok KundiNok KundiNok Kundi is a town in western Pakistan in the province of Balochistan.Nok Kundi is a border post town in Pakistan. People traveling from Iran into Pakistan check through this border post....
, town in Western Pakistan - Nok AirNok AirNok Air , the Thai word for bird) is a low-cost airline headquartered in Sathorn, Bangkok, Thailand, operating domestic and international services out of Bangkok Don Mueang Airport. Nok Air is the budget airline of Thai Airways International...
, a low-cost airline from Thailand - NOK Corporation
- NoK CrEW is a Graffiti Artists group from Paris.
- "NOK" was also used as a common abbreviation for the NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
's New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets from 2005-2007. - NOK may be used as an acronym for Next of kinNext of kinNext of kin is a term with many interpretations depending on the jurisdiction being referred to. In some jurisdictions, such as the United States, it is used to describe a person's closest living blood relative or relatives...
. - NOK (usually only vocal) NOT OKAY -- a term used by Human Resources