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Kentucky

ken·tucky

UK/kənˈtʌki/ US/kɛnˈtʌki/ fairly common

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a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses

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

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