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Bluegrass Region

Bluegrass Region

4.8
A region in central Kentucky with green bluegrass pastures and famous horse farms
  • noun
  • /ˈbluːɡræs ˈriːdʒən/
translation icon : Región de Bluegrass
  • Bourbon County is situated centrally in Kentucky's Bluegrass Region.
  • Kentucky's Bluegrass Region

Examples

  • The Bluegrass Region is famous for its lush horse farms and beautiful landscapes.

  • Many thoroughbred horses are raised in the scenic Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.

  • Tourists flock to the Bluegrass Region to enjoy its vibrant culture and equestrian events.

Synonyms

Bluegrass
vsBluegrass Region
  • US
8 6.1

A region in central Kentucky known for green fields and horse farms

is the specific regional name used for that area in central Kentucky
Bluegrass Country
vsBluegrass Region
  • US
5.5

An area in central Kentucky with green pastures and many horse farms

is the regional term naming the area rather than the activity

Surface Forms

Bluegrass Region singular
Bluegrass Regions plural

Morphology

Bluegrass + region

This is a straightforward place-name formed from the proper noun 'Bluegrass' plus the generic noun 'region', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes the geographic area associated with Bluegrass (central Kentucky, known for pastures and horse farms). Place-name composition is non-idiomatic and cross-linguistically regular, making the meaning directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Bluegrass Region comes from the real blue-tinted grass called 'Kentucky bluegrass' that makes the fields look a little blue in spring. So today Bluegrass Region means the part of central Kentucky known for those blue fields and its horse farms.