KY

abbr. US Kentucky (in official postal use).

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noun

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

• Syn: ↑Kentucky, ↑Bluegrass State

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑American state

• Part Holonyms:

↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑U.S., ↑USA, ↑U.S.A.

• Part Meronyms:

↑Mammoth Cave National Park, ↑Bowling Green, ↑Frankfort, ↑capital of Kentucky, ↑Lexington, ↑Louisville, ↑Owensboro, ↑Paducah, ↑Cumberland, ↑Cumberland River, ↑Tennessee, ↑Tennessee River

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Kentucky (approved esp. for use with zip code).

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abbrev

Kentucky (US state; also Ky.)

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Ky.,

Kentucky.

KY (no periods),

Kentucky (with postal Zip Code).

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abbr. Kentucky (in official postal use)

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abbr

Kentucky

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ky

pl. of cow (now Sc. and north. dial.).