Etymology

Kentucky

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Iroquoian
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  1. Iroquoian · derived from
  2. English todayKentucky

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

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