Kentucky

Uncertain; possibly from an Iroquoian word meaning "prairie"; compare Mohawk kenhtà:ke (“the meadow”), Seneca gëdá'geh (“at the field”).

• IPA^(key): /kənˈtʌki/

  • Audio (US):

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• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /kɛnˈtʌki/
• (Northern England, Ireland) IPA^(key): /kɛnˈtʊki/
• Rhymes: -ʌki

Kentucky

2. A state of the United States. Capital: Frankfort. Largest city: Louisville. Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.

   Synonyms: Bluegrass State, Corn-cracker State, Dark and Bloody Ground State, Hemp State, Kaintuck, Tobacco State

   • 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.

   • 2025 February 19, Jordan Valinsky, “KFC is leaving Kentucky”, in CNN Business‎^[2]:

     The chicken chain’s parent company, Yum Brands, announced Tuesday that KFC’s corporate headquarters is leaving Kentucky for Texas, joining sister brand Pizza Hut’s offices in the Dallas suburb of Plano.

3. A village in Uralla Shire, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
5. Ellipsis of University of Kentucky.

   Synonyms: UK, UKY

   Coordinate terms: Kentucky State, KSU (not to be confused)

7. A tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States.
8. An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Michigan.

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

Kentucky (genitive Kentuckys)

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

From English Kentucky.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkentɑki/, [ˈk̟e̞n̪t̪ɑ̝k̟i]
• Rhymes: -entɑki

Kentucky

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

• After the pronunciation (more common):

• After the spelling:

• In speech, inflects like risti.

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

• (Europe) IPA^(key): /kɛn.ty.ki/, /kɛn.tœ.ki/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /kɛn.tɔ.ki/

• Audio (France):

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• Hyphenation: Ken‧tuc‧ky

Kentucky m

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

• IPA^(key): /kɛnˈtaki/

Kentucky n (proper noun, strong, genitive Kentuckys)

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

• IPA^(key): /kenˈta.ki/
• Rhymes: -aki

Kentucky m

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

Borrowed from English Kentucky.

• IPA^(key): /kɛnˈta.ki/
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: Ken‧tu‧cky

Kentucky n (indeclinable)

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)
2. Kentucky, Kentucky River (a tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States)

• Kentucky in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Unadapted borrowing from English Kentucky.

Kentucky m

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

Kentucky n

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

• IPA^(key): [ˈkentaki]

Kentucky n (genitive singular Kentucky)

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

• “Kentucky”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

• IPA^(key): /kenˈtaki/ [kẽn̪ˈt̪a.ki]
  • Rhymes: -aki
• IPA^(key): /kenˈtoki/ [kẽn̪ˈt̪o.ki]
  • Rhymes: -oki

Kentucky m

1. Kentucky (a state of the United States)

• Kentucky on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es