Meanings
- 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.
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.
2025 February 19, Jordan Valinsky, “KFC is leaving Kentucky”, in CNN Business1 more example
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.
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- A village in Uralla Shire and the Tamworth council area, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
- A tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Michigan.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA 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.
Origin
- Iroquoian
- EnglishKentucky
Uncertain; possibly from an Iroquoian word meaning "prairie"; compare Mohawk kenhtà:ke (“the meadow”), Seneca gëdá'geh (“at the field”).
More words from Iroquoian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كِنْتَاكِي
- كِنْتَاكِي (kintākī)US state
Bulgarian Кентъ́ки
- Кентъ́ки (Kentắki)US state
Catalan Kentucky
- KentuckyUS state
Chinese Cantonese 肯德基, 肯塔基
- 肯德基 (hang² taap³ gei¹)US state
- 肯塔基 (hang² taap³ gei¹)US state
Chinese Mandarin 肯塔基
- 肯塔基 (Kěntǎjī)US state
Czech Kentucky
- KentuckyUS state
Danish Kentucky
- KentuckyUS state
Esperanto Kentukio
- KentukioUS state
Finnish Kentucky
- KentuckyUS state
French Kentucky
- KentuckyUS state
German Kentucky
- KentuckyUS state
Greek Κεντάκι
- Κεντάκι (Kentáki)US state
Hindi केंटकी, कॅण्टकी
- केंटकी (kẽṭkī)US state
- कॅण्टकी (kĕṇṭakī)US state
Hungarian Kentucky
- KentuckyUS state
Italian Kentucky
- KentuckyUS state
Japanese ケンタッキー, ケンタッキー州
- ケンタッキー (Kentakkī)US state
- ケンタッキー州 (Kentakkī-shū)US state
Korean 켄터키
- 켄터키 (Kenteoki)US state
Latin Kentukia, Kentuckia
- KentukiaUS state
- KentuckiaUS state
- ChentuchiaUS state
Polish Kentucky
- KentuckyUS state
Portuguese Kentucky
- KentuckyUS state
Romanian Kentucky
- KentuckyUS state
Russian Кенту́кки
- Кенту́кки (Kentúkki)US state
Spanish Kentucky
- KentuckyUS state
Thai เคนทักกี
- เคนทักกี (ken-ták-gîi)US state
Turkish Kentucky
- KentuckyUS state
Ukrainian Кенту́кі m Кенту́ккі
- Кенту́кі m Кенту́ккі (Kentúki)US state
Vietnamese Ken-tắc-ki, Ken-tấc-ki
- Ken-tắc-kiUS state
- Ken-tấc-kiUS state
- KentuckyUS state
Yiddish קענטאָקי
- קענטאָקי (kentoki)US state
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Kentucky
All rhymes →Cite this entry
Kentucky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kentucky
“Kentucky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kentucky. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kentucky,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kentucky.
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