Kentucky

English
Map of US highlighting Kentucky

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly from an Iroquoian word meaning "prairie"; compare Mohawk kenhtà:ke, Seneca gëdá'geh (“at the field”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɛnˈtʌki/, [kʰɛnˈtʰɐki]
  • (US) IPA(key): /kənˈtʌki/, [kʰənˈtʰɐki], [kʰɪnˈtʰɐki]
    • Audio (US)(file)

Proper noun

Kentucky

  1. A state of the United States of America. Capital: Frankfort; largest city: Louisville. Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.
  2. A village on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.

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See also
  • Appendix:Place names in Kentucky

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

Proper noun

Kentucky (genitive Kentuckys)

  1. Kentucky

Portuguese

Proper noun

Kentucky m

  1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

Romanian

Proper noun

Kentucky n

  1. Kentucky (U.S. State)

Spanish

Proper noun

Kentucky m

  1. Kentucky

See also
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