Kentuckian
Bourbon state resident
A Kentuckian is a person from Kentucky, the U.S. state known for bourbon, horse racing, and bluegrass music.
As an adjective, it describes things relating to Kentucky: Kentuckian hospitality, the Kentuckian accent.
The term carries associations with both Appalachian mountain culture and the genteel traditions of the Bluegrass region.
Major Kentucky river city
- LexingtonMassachusetts town, 1775 battle
- FrankfortKentucky's governmental center
- PaducahWestern Kentucky river city
- AppalachiaEastern U.S. mountain region
Cumberland · Ohio River · bourbon · derby · horse racing · coal · mining · bluegrass
Unhurried, elongated speech pattern
- y'allInformal plural you
- sweet teaChilled, sugared leaf infusion
- fried chickenBattered poultry cooked in oil
- cornbreadQuick bread from maize
biscuits · gravy · grits · bourbon · barbecue · burgoo · sorghum · catfish
Team sport with hoops
- horse racingCompetitive equine track events
- derbyOpen-entry competition
- Churchill DownsHistoric Kentucky horse racing venue
- Triple CrownThree-event championship sweep
jockey · paddock · mint julep · UK · Cardinals · SEC · March Madness
Louisville
Major Kentucky river city
- LexingtonMassachusetts town, 1775 battle
- FrankfortKentucky's governmental center
- PaducahWestern Kentucky river city
Appalachia · Cumberland · Ohio River · bourbon · derby · horse racing · coal · mining · bluegrass · Daniel Boone
drawl
Unhurried, elongated speech pattern
- y'allInformal plural you
- sweet teaChilled, sugared leaf infusion
- fried chickenBattered poultry cooked in oil
cornbread · biscuits · gravy · grits · bourbon · barbecue · burgoo · sorghum · catfish · moonshine
basketball
Team sport with hoops
- horse racingCompetitive equine track events
- derbyOpen-entry competition
- Churchill DownsHistoric Kentucky horse racing venue
Triple Crown · jockey · paddock · mint julep · UK · Cardinals · SEC · March Madness
- SouthernersAlabaman, Alabamian, Alabamians, Arkansan, Arkansans
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
KentuckianHawaiian
From the 50th state
Californian · New Yorker · Alaskan · Texan · Tennessean
KentuckianNew Englander
Northeast U.S. resident
Yankee · Confederate · Mississippian · Vermonter · Carolinian