Kentucky

English thumb|240px|Flag of Kentucky region Q1603 en Location of the state of Kentucky in the United States Etymology en; possibly from an en iro word meaning "prairie"; compare moh kenhtà:ke the meadow, see gëdá'geh at the field. Pronunciation en /kənˈtʌki/ en En-us-Kentucky.ogg US en /kɛnˈtʌki/ RP,AU,NZ en /kɛnˈtʊki/ Northern England,Ireland en ʌki 3 Proper noun en Q1603 en state c/USA Frankfort Louisville. Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths. en Bluegrass State Corn-cracker State Dark and Bloody Ground State Hemp State Kaintuck Tobacco State en Edward-Isaac Dovere Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/politics/harris-set-to-host-democratic-governors-this-weekend-to-discuss-2024-campaign/index.html 2024-02-07 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20251228151719/https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/politics/harris-set-to-host-democratic-governors-this-weekend-to-discuss-2024-campaign/index.html 28 December 2025 en Jordan Valinsky KFC is leaving Kentucky w:CNN Business https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/19/food/kfc-kentucky-headquarters-texas/index.html 2025-02-19 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250619184546/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/19/food/kfc-kentucky-headquarters-texas/index.html 19 June 2025 en village shire:Suf/Uralla and the carea/Tamworth on the r/Northern Tablelands s/New South Wales c/Australia. en Q1360303 en w:University of Kentucky.en Universities en UK<id:Q1360303> UKY<id:Q1360303> en Kentucky State<id:Q1187623> KSU<id:Q1187623><qq:not to be confused> en Q1544834en tributary of the Ohio River in s/Kentucky c/USA + + River. en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Munising s/Michigan. Derived terms en Cincitucky Commonwealth of Kentucky Dutch-Kentucky syndrome Kenfucky Kenova Kensucky Kentuckian Kentuckiana Kentucky Admiral Kentucky coffee tree,Kentucky coffee-tree Kentucky coffeetree Kentucky Colonel Kentucky rifle Kentucky South Kentucky warbler Kentucky windage Kentucky Wonder bean Kentuckyish KFC KY,Ky. Pennsyltucky Vantucky Descendants ug كېنتاكىي 1 Kentucky Fried Chicken Translations US state Arabic: ar كِنْتَاكِي m Bulgarian: bg Кентъ́ки m Catalan: ca Kentucky m Cherokee: chr ᎬᏅᏓᎩ Chinese: Cantonese: yue 肯德基 hang2 taap3 gei1, yue 肯塔基 Mandarin: cmn 肯塔基 Czech: cs Kentucky Danish: da Kentucky Esperanto: eo Kentukio Finnish: fi Kentucky French: fr Kentucky m Galician: gl Kentucky m Georgian: ka კენტუკი German: de Kentucky n Greek: el Κεντάκι n Hindi: hi केंटकी, hi कॅण्टकी Hungarian: hu Kentucky Italian: it Kentucky m Japanese: ja ケンタッキー Kentakkī, ja ケンタッキー州 Kentakkī-shū Khmer: km កេនតាក់គី Korean: ko 켄터키 Kenteoki Lao: lo ເຄນທັກກີ Latin: la Kentukia f, la Kentuckia f, la Chentuchia f Limburgish: li Kentucky n Macedonian: mk Кента́ки m Navajo: nv Kentákii hahoodzo Occitan: oc Kentucky m Polish: pl Kentucky n Portuguese: pt Kentucky m Romanian: ro Kentucky Russian: ru Кенту́кки m Sardinian: sc Kentucky m Spanish: es Kentucky m Telugu: te కెంటకీ Thai: th เคนทักกี Turkish: tr Kentucky Ukrainian: uk Кенту́кі m uk Кенту́ккі m obsolete since 2019 Vietnamese: vi Ken-tắc-ki, vi Ken-tấc-ki, vi Kentucky Yiddish: yi קענטאָקי See also Danish da: Etymology Borrowed from da en Kentucky. Proper noun da proper noun genitive Kentuckys da Kentucky Q1603 Finnish fi: Etymology From fi en Kentucky. Pronunciation kentaki Proper noun fi Kentucky Q1603 Declension After the pronunciation (more common): sg Kentucky a After the spelling: sg Kentucky ä In speech, inflects like fi risti. French fr: thumb|right|Kentucky Etymology fr :bor en:Kentucky fr en Kentucky. Pronunciation Ke_ntucky Ke_nteucky Europe Ke_ntocky Canada fr Fr-Kentucky.oga France fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Kentucky.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>) fr Ken tuc ky Proper noun m fr Kentucky Q1603 German de: Etymology de :bor en:Kentucky de en Kentucky. Pronunciation de /kɛnˈtaki/ de De-Kentucky.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun n de Kentucky Q1603 Italian it: Etymology it :bor en:Kentucky it en Kentucky. Pronunciation Kentàki Proper noun m it Kentucky Q1603 Polish pl: region Q1603 Kentucky Etymology pl :ubor en:Kentucky + 1 Pronunciation kentaki Ken.tu.cky Proper noun n yes pl Kentucky Q1603 pl pieczęć Kentucky seal of Kentucky pl Od południa stan Kentucky graniczy ze stanem Tennessee. To the south, Kentucky borders Tennessee. pl Kentucky Q1544834 pl Rzeka Kentucky wpada do Ohio. The Kentucky River flows into the Ohio. Further reading Portuguese pt: Etymology pt :ubor en:Kentucky + 1 Pronunciation Kentâki,Kentúki Proper noun m pt Kentucky Q1603 See also Romanian Proper noun ro proper noun n ro Kentucky Q1603 Slovak sk: Pronunciation kentaki Proper noun n Kentucky sk Kentucky Q1603 References Spanish Pronunciation quentaqui quentoqui Proper noun m es Kentucky Q1603 Derived terms es kentuckiano Further reading es