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KY

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What does KY mean?

noun

  1. Alternative form of kye: plural of cow.
  2. (slang) Alternative form of kye (“cocoa”).

symbol

  1. Symbol for kiloyear, an SI unit of time equal to 10³ years.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. Abbreviation of kyanite.

proper noun

  1. Abbreviation of Kentucky: a state of the United States.
  2. A short form of the female given names Kylie, Kylee, or Kyleigh, used as a nickname and/or as a form that is not overtly feminine.
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One of them, William Moore, married a Miss Blackburn of Versailles, Ky.
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485
Another innovation is a multiplane, or four-surfaced machine, built and operated by M. B. Sellers, formerly of Grahn, Ky., but now located at Norwood, Ga.
William J. (William James) Jackman; Octave Chanute; Thomas Herbert RussellFlying Machines: Construction and Operation A Practical Book Which Shows, in Illustrations, Working Plans and Text, How to Build and Navigate the Modern AirshipProject Gutenberg ebook #907
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Originated with Mr. J. S. Downer, Fairview, Ky.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117
Mitchell describes the full-grown female twins, born at Newport, Ky., called the Newport twins.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747