English > Bluegrass State: 1 sense > noun 1, locationMeaning | A state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses. |
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Synonyms | Kentucky, KY, Ken. |
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Instance of | American state | One of the 50 states of the United States |
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Part of | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | 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 |
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Parts | Bowling Green | A town in southern Kentucky |
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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 |
Frankfort, capital of Kentucky | The capital of Kentucky |
Lexington | A city in eastern Kentucky |
Louisville | The largest city in Kentucky |
Mammoth Cave National Park | A national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an underground river |
Owensboro | A town in northwestern Kentucky on the Ohio River |
Paducah | A town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River |
Tennessee, Tennessee River | A river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville |
Spanish | Kentucky |
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Catalan | Kentucky |
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