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Ken⋅tuck⋅y
[kuh
n-tuhk-ee] 
–noun
| 1. | a state in the E central United States. 3,661,433; 40,395 sq. mi. (104,625 sq. km). Capital: Frankfort. Abbreviation: KY (for use with zip code), Ken., Ky. |
| 2. | a river flowing NW from E Kentucky to the Ohio River. 259 mi. (415 km) long. |
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Ken⋅tuck⋅i⋅an, adjective, noun
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| Ken·tuck·y (kən-tŭk'ē) A state of the east-central United States. It was admitted as the 15th state in 1792. Daniel Boone's Transylvania Company made the first permanent settlement in the area in 1775. By the Treaty of Paris (1783) the territory became part of the United States. Frankfort is the capital and Lexington the largest city. Population: 4,240,000. Ken·tuck'i·an adj. & n. |
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Kentucky
Ken*tuck"y\, n. One of the United States. Kentucky blue grass (Bot.), a valuable pasture and meadow grass (Poa pratensis), found in both Europe and America. See under Blue grass. Kentucky coffee tree (Bot.), a tall North American tree (Gymnocladus Canadensis) with bipinnate leaves. It produces large woody pods containing a few seeds which have been used as a substitute for coffee. The timber is very valuable.
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Kentucky
State in the east-central United States bordered by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west. Its capital is Frankfort. Louisville is its largest city.
Note: The state is known for the breeding of race horses. The Kentucky Derby, a famous horse race, is held every year in Louisville.
Note: Kentucky bluegrass is a type of folk music that originated in the southern United States. The music is named for a bluish-tinged grass that grows in Kentucky.
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Kentucky
U.S. state, 1779 (implied in Kentuckyan), of Iroquois or Shawnee origin, meaning unknown; the river name seems to have been the original use.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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