Paducah

//pəˈduːkə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Comanche people. obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Comanche tribe. obsolete
  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of McCracken County, in western Kentucky, named for the Comanches.
  3. 3
    A town, the county seat of Cottle County, in northern Texas, named for the Kentucky city.

Etymology

From Spanish Padoucas, from Dhegihan Pádoka or Pádoⁿka (“Comanche”).

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cottle countycounty seatmccracken county

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