Kentucky

English

Map of US highlighting Kentucky

Wikipedia

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly from Iroquoian kenhtake, meaning prairie.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /kɨnˈtʌki/

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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.

Derived terms

Kentuckian Kentucky coffeetree Kentucky rifle

KFC KY, Ky.

Translations

US state

• Arabic: كنتاكي (ar) (kintaaki) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肯塔基州 (cmn) (Kěntǎjī-zhōu)

• Czech: Kentucky (cs)
• Esperanto: Kentukio (eo)
• French: Kentucky (fr) m

• Japanese: ケンタッキー州 (ja) (Kentakkii-shū)
• Limburgish: Kentucky (li)
• Macedonian: Кентаки (mk) (Kentáki) m
• Navajo: Kentákii hahoodzo
• Occitan: Kentucky (oc) m
• Russian: Кентукки (ru) (Kentúkki) m (indeclinable)
• Spanish: Kentucky (es) m
• Turkish: Kentucky (tr)

See also

• Appendix:Place names in Kentucky

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Spanish

Proper noun

Kentucky m

1. Kentucky

See also

• Kentucky on the Spanish Wikipedia.es.Wikipedia