As proper nouns the difference between arkansas and kirby
is that arkansas is a state of the United States of America. Postal code: AR, capital: Little Rock while Kirby is an English placename.
arkansas
Alternative forms
* Arkansaw
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A state of the United States of America. Postal code: AR, capital: Little Rock.
Usage notes
* The pronunciation of the name of the state of Arkansas with a silent final s was made official by an act of the state legislature in 1881, after a dispute arose between the state's two US senators, one of whom favored is still common, especially in Kansas, as a pronunciation of the name of the river.
Derived terms
* AR
* Arkansan
* Arkansasan
* Arkansasian
* Arkie
* Arkansawyer
See also
*
Anagrams
*
References
----
kirby
English
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
An English placename.
# A CDP in Arkansas
# A village in Ohio
# A hamlet in Ontario, Canada
# A city in Texas
# A town in Vermont
# A town in Wyoming
originally for a person from Kirby.
transferred from the surname.
transferred from the surname.
