kentucky

Noun
  1. A state in east central United States;
    A border state during the American Civil War;
    Famous for breeding race horses (synset 109111697)
    is an instance of: american state - one of the 50 states of the United States
    has:
    • mammoth cave national park - a national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an underground river
    • bowling green - a town in southern Kentucky
    • capital of kentucky, frankfort - the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky
    • lexington - a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses
    • louisville - the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
    • owensboro - a town in northwestern Kentucky on the Ohio River; a tobacco market
    • paducah - a town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River
    • cumberland, cumberland river - a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky
    • tennessee, tennessee river - a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky
    is a part of: america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    same as: bluegrass state, ken., ky

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