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Frankfort

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Frank·fort  (frngkfrt)
The capital of Kentucky, in the north-central part of the state northwest of Lexington. First visited by Daniel Boone in 1770, it was chosen as capital in 1792. Population: 27,100.
Frankfort [ˈfræŋkfət]
n
1. (Placename) a city in N Kentucky: the state capital. Pop.: 25 535 (1990)
2. (Placename) Now rare an English spelling of Frankfurt
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Noun1.FrankfortFrankfort - the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky
capital of Kentucky
Bluegrass State, Kentucky, KY - a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
2.FrankfortFrankfort - a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center
Frankfurt, Frankfurt on the Main
Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990


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This is good evidence that Frankfort was the first place it occurred at.
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The rest of this adventure can as well be related in his own words, from the Frankfort Advocate of August 6, 1876:
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Kitty was walking there with her mother and the Moscow colonel, smart and jaunty in his European coat, bought ready-made at Frankfort.
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