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) Macedonian: Кентаки (mk) (Kentáki) m. Navajo: Kentákii hahoodzo 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