bluegrass state

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsKentuckyKYKen.

   BroaderAmerican state

   Part ofUnited States

   PartsMammoth Cave National ParkBowling GreenFrankfortLexingtonLouisvilleOwensboro

Questions about bluegrass state

What does bluegrass state mean?

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

What is another word for bluegrass state?

Close synonyms include Kentucky, KY, Ken.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bluegrass state a common word?

bluegrass state is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.