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Kentucky

Noun CEFR B2
kənˈtʌki

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. A village in Uralla Shire and the Tamworth council area, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. Ellipsis of University of Kentucky.
  4. A tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Michigan.

Equivalents

EspañolKentucky
FrançaisKentucky
DeutschKentucky
22 more languages
العربيةكنتاكي
ČeštinaKentucky
ΕλληνικάΚεντάκι
EsperantoKentukio
ItalianoKentucky
ქართულიკენტუკი
ភាសាខ្មែរកេនតាក់គី
한국어켄터키
LatinaKentukia
МакедонскиКентаки
PolskiKentucky
PortuguêsKentucky
RomânăKentucky
РусскийКентукки
తెలుగుకెంటకీ
УкраїнськаКентукі
Tiếng ViệtKen-tắc-ky

Examples

“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.”
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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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