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Kentucky

//kənˈtʌki// name

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  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    A village in Uralla Shire and the Tamworth council area, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of University of Kentucky. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  4. 4
    A tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States.
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Michigan.

Etymology

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

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