Definitions for kilkennykɪlˈkɛn i

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Kil•ken•nykɪlˈkɛn i(n.)

  1. a county in Leinster, in the SE Republic of Ireland. 73,094; 796 sq. mi. (2060 sq. km).

    Category: Geography (places)

  2. its county seat. 9466.

    Category: Geography (places)

Wiktionary

  1. Kilkenny(ProperNoun)

    A county of the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Leinster.

  2. Kilkenny(ProperNoun)

    The capital city of Kilkenny county

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Kilkenny

    inland Irish county in Leinster, surrounded by Waterford, Tipperary, Queen's County, Carlow, and Wexford, watered by the Barrow, Suir, and Nore; extremely fertile in the S. and E., producing fine corn, hay, and green crops; is moorland, and devoted to cattle-rearing in the N., where also anthracite coal is abundant. Kilkenny (11), the county town, is noted for a fine black marble quarried near it.


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