Kentucky

[ kuhn-tuhk-ee ]

noun

1. a state in the east central United States. 40,395 sq. mi. (104,625 sq. km). : Frankfort. : KY (for use with zip code), Ken., Ky.
2. a river flowing northwest from eastern Kentucky to the Ohio River. 259 miles (415 km) long.

Kentucky

/ kɛnˈtʌkɪ /

noun

1. a state of the S central US: consists of an undulating plain in the west, the Bluegrass region in the centre, the Tennessee and Ohio River basins in the southwest, and the Appalachians in the east. Capital: Frankfort. Pop: 4 117 827 (2003 est). Area: 102 693 sq km (39 650 sq miles) AbbreviationKen.Ky.with zip codeKY
2. a river in central Kentucky, rising in the Cumberland Mountains and flowing northwest to the Ohio River. Length: 417 km (259 miles)

Kentucky

1. 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.

Notes

The state is known for the breeding of race horses. The Kentucky Derby , a famous horse race, is held every year in Louisville.

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.

Other Words From

• Ken·tucki·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

The Kentucky broadband network’s installation was recently completed two years behind schedule and cost the government $93 million more than expected, according to the Kentucky Communications Network Authority.

From Washington Post

Destinations like Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky, don’t have cave tours uploaded at the moment, and Yosemite, in California, only lists two hikes under Things to Do.

From Outside Online

In Kentucky, which temporarily changed its election laws last year to allow ballot curing, 2,933 ballots were cured, leaving only 1,197 that were rejected.

From FiveThirtyEight

In fact, McConnell faced an effort in Kentucky to have him rebuked in a GOP party resolution.

From FiveThirtyEight

Phillips, a longtime receivers coach and the former head coach at Kentucky, joined Maryland’s staff after Locksley was hired in December 2018.

From Washington Post

Unlike former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Huckabee is not immediately forming an exploratory committee.

From The Daily Beast

We are not told that Cooper had been able to vote without hindrance when she lived in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

From The Daily Beast

The Kentucky senator seems to be making the ‘Seinfeld’ holiday a tradition on Twitter.

From The Daily Beast

The Kentucky Republican also mentioned several potential GOP rivals in 2016.

From The Daily Beast

The biggest blowback will be against the ‘reforming’ Kentucky senator, because Republicans back cops, period.

From The Daily Beast

He considered her the equal to any Newbolt that ever straddled a horse and rode over from Kentucky.

From Project Gutenberg

I know for a fact, that his race horses literally ran away with the prettiest bit of Kentucky farming land I ever laid eyes upon.

From Project Gutenberg

Much attention is paid to the selection of soil, that the light standard of Kentucky leaf may be further advanced.

From Project Gutenberg

The Kentucky planter prides himself on the superior quality of tobacco, as well as his famous blooded stock.

From Project Gutenberg

In manners affable, and in benevolence unsurpassed, the Kentucky planter gains the plaudits of all.

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