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  • KY
    KY
    abbreviation
    Kentucky (approved especially for use with zip code).
  • Ky.
    Ky.
    abbreviation
    Kentucky.
  • Ky
    Ky
    noun
    Nguyen Kao ( əŋ ˈɡuːjɛn ˈkaʊ). 1930–2011, Vietnamese military and political leader; premier of South Vietnam (1965–67); vice president (1967–71)
  • ky
    ky
    abbreviation
    Cayman Islands

KY

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Kentucky (approved especially for use with zip code).


Ky. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Kentucky.


Ky 1 British  
/ kiː /

noun

  1. Nguyen Kao ( əŋ ˈɡuːjɛn ˈkaʊ). 1930–2011, Vietnamese military and political leader; premier of South Vietnam (1965–67); vice president (1967–71)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ky. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Kentucky

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ky 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Cayman Islands

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Blankenship, 49, of Versailles, operated a business called KY Bluegrass RV and Camping LLC but also had four shell companies, according to court records.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2022

KY: When I’m alone and no one needs anything from me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2022

The library director in Owensboro, KY, feels this is not true, so she asked a local college statistic class to conduct a survey.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

I’m sitting in the parking lot of a nondescript apartment building in the suburbs of Louisville, KY.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2019

I worked hard for about two hours on the polar side, and was sending to some cracker jack, who signed "KY."

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