Kentucky
Map of US highlighting Kentucky
Meaning
Proper Noun
- state USA (country) ; largest city: Louisville. Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.
- village on the Northern Tablelands (region) New South Wales (state) Australia (country).
- University of Kentucky.
- The Kentucky River, river USA (country), a tributary of the Ohio River.
- An in .
Related
Similar words
- Bluegrass State
- Corn-cracker State
- Dark and Bloody Ground State
- Hemp State
- Kaintuck
- Tobacco State
Origin
- Unclear. Possibly from an word meaning "prairie"; compare Mohawk kenhtà:ke, Seneca gëdá'geh.
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