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Paducah

/pəˈduːkə/

Paducah proper noun: the Comanche tribe.

Proper noun

Paducah

  1. (obsolete) The Comanche tribe.
  2. A city, the county seat of McCracken County, in western Kentucky, named for the Comanches.
  3. A town, the county seat of Cottle County, in northern Texas, named for the Kentucky city.

Noun

Paducah (plural Paducahs)

  1. (obsolete) A member of the Comanche people.

Forms of Paducah

Proper noun
alternative formPadouca
alternative formPaduca
Noun
pluralPaducahs

Origin of Paducah

From Spanish Padoucas, from Dhegihan Pádoka or Pádoⁿka (“Comanche”).

Words that rhyme with Paducah

Questions about Paducah

What does Paducah mean?
Paducah means the Comanche tribe.
What part of speech is Paducah?
Paducah can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Paducah?
Paducah is pronounced /pəˈduːkə/.

Words near Paducah in the dictionary

  1. Paduano
  2. Paduanos
  3. Paduans
  4. paduasoy
  5. paduasoys
  6. Paducah
  7. Paducahs
  8. paduk
  9. paduka
  10. padukas
  11. Padula

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