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Kentucky
Ken-tuck′y
,p
rop.
Noun.
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.Definition 2024
Kentucky
Kentucky
English
Map of US highlighting Kentucky
Proper noun
Kentucky
- 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.
- A village on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
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- Appendix:Place names in Kentucky
