Bluegrass region

proper noun

A geographic region in the U.S. state of Kentucky, making up the northern part of the state, roughly bounded by the cities of Frankfort, Paris, Richmond and Stanford.

Meanings

Bluegrass region1

proper noun

alternative Bluegrass Region

  1. A geographic region in the U.S. state of Kentucky, making up the northern part of the state, roughly bounded by the cities of Frankfort, Paris, Richmond and Stanford.

Bluegrass Region2

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Bluegrass region.

Origin

Named for the amount of bluegrass (grass of the Poa genus) that grows in the region.

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APA

Bluegrass region. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bluegrass%20region

MLA

“Bluegrass region.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bluegrass%20region. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bluegrass region,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bluegrass%20region.

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