Kentucky en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /kənˈtʌki/
- /kɛnˈtʊki/ (Ireland, Northern-England)
- (US) audio
- /kɛnˈtʌki/ (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Uncertain; possibly from an Iroquoian word meaning "prairie"; compare Mohawk kenhtà:ke (“the meadow”), Seneca gëdá'geh (“at the field”).
Meanings
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A state of the United States. Capital: Frankfort. Largest city: Louisville. Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.
On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.
2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN:The chicken chain’s parent company, Yum Brands, announced Tuesday that KFC’s corporate headquarters is leaving Kentucky for Texas, joining sister brand Pizza Hut’s offices in the Dallas suburb of Plano.
2025 February 19, Jordan Valinsky, “KFC is leaving Kentucky”, in CNN Business:
- A village in Uralla Shire and the Tamworth council area, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of University of Kentucky.
alt of University of Kentucky
- A tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Michigan.
Coordinates
Deriveds
Kentuckyish · Kentucky coffee tree · Kentucky Wonder bean · Kenova · Vantucky · Kentucky coffee-tree · Dutch-Kentucky syndrome · Commonwealth of Kentucky · Kentucky rifle · KFC · Kentucky South · Kentuckian · Kentucky windage · Kentuckiana · Kentucky Colonel · Kensucky · Ky. · KY · Kenfucky · Pennsyltucky · Kentucky Admiral · Kentucky coffeetree · Kentucky warbler · Cincitucky
Descendants
Synonyms
UK · Bluegrass State · Corn-cracker State · Hemp State · Kaintuck · UKY · Dark and Bloody Ground State · Tobacco State
Translations (46)
chr ᎬᏅᏓᎩ (US state) · pl Kentucky (US state) · hi केंटकी (US state) · uk Кенту́кі m Кенту́ккі (US state) · oc Kentucky (US state) · tr Kentucky (US state) · ko 켄터키 (US state) · pt Kentucky (US state) · ca Kentucky (US state) · mk Кента́ки (US state) · la Chentuchia (US state) · ru Кенту́кки (US state) · ar كِنْتَاكِي (US state) · it Kentucky (US state) · ja ケンタッキー州 (US state) · gl Kentucky (US state) · bg Кентъ́ки (US state) · fi Kentucky (US state) · li Kentucky (US state) · la Kentukia (US state) · vi Ken-tấc-ki (US state) · da Kentucky (US state) · vi Ken-tắc-ki (US state) · es Kentucky (US state) · lo ເຄນທັກກີ (US state) · yue 肯塔基 (US state) · vi Kentucky (US state) · la Kentuckia (US state) · nv Kentákii hahoodzo (US state) · cmn 肯塔基 (US state) · eo Kentukio (US state) · fr Kentucky (US state) · ka კენტუკი (US state) · km កេនតាក់គី (US state) · el Κεντάκι (US state) · hu Kentucky (US state) · th เคนทักกี (US state) · yue 肯德基 (US state) · de Kentucky (US state) · hi कॅण्टकी (US state) · sc Kentucky (US state) · yi קענטאָקי (US state) · cs Kentucky (US state) · ro Kentucky (US state) · te కెంటకీ (US state) · ja ケンタッキー (US state)