Kentucky

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /kÉ™nˈtÊŒki/

Origin

Unclear. Possibly from Iroquoian kenhtake, meaning prairie.

Full definition of Kentucky

Proper noun

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.

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