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Etymology
From Kentukio (“Kentucky”) + -a.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: ken‧tu‧ki‧a
Adjective
kentukia (accusative singular kentukian, plural kentukiaj, accusative plural kentukiajn)
- Kentuckian; from Kentucky
2009, Klivo Lendon, transl., La Origino de Specioj, Karolo Darvin, page 138:Laŭ mia vidpunkto oni devas supozi ke Amerikaj animaloj, havantaj ordinarajn vidkapablojn, malrapide migris dum sinsekvaj generacioj de la ekstera mondo en profundajn kaj pli profundajn kaŝejojn de la Kentukiaj kavernoj.- On my view we must suppose that American animals, having ordinary powers of vision, slowly migrated by successive generations from the outer world into the deeper and deeper recesses of the Kentucky caves.
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