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Paducah

Paducah

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A city in western Kentucky on the Ohio River in the United States
  • proper noun
  • /pəˈduːkə/
: Paducah
  • The town is a short skip from Paducah, located within Graves County.
  • Paducah, Kentucky
  • site in Paducah
  • school in Paducah

Examples

  • If I had a car, I could go to Paducah and get it done at the mall.

    In Country (1989)

  • Go to Paducah for all I care.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • That vehicle was registered to a couple over in Paducah but they gave it to their daughter.

    Rust Creek (2019)

  • Dad was sick as a dog when I arrived in Paducah, and I could tell.

    Blog text (26)

  • I wish that the people of Paducah could meet the people of Price Hill.

    Blog text (2)

  • Come on, we can at least make it to Paducah by tonight, don't you think?

    Fiction book (1997)

  • They found it outside of Paducah.

    U.S. Marshals (1998)

  • - I'm from Paducah.

    Flamingo Road (1949)

  • People in Paducah and Pikeville don't think their state representative knows the president, Damron said.

    Blog text (14)

  • The Museum of the American Quilter's Society in Paducah is not to be missed.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Paducah comes from the name early settlers used for a Native American group, often written as Padouca. So, a helpful way to remember Paducah is to think of it as a place 'named for a people', which explains why it is the name of the city on the Ohio River.