name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkeɪti/
General-American:[ˈkheɪ̯ɾi]
rhymes with -eɪti
CMU ARPABET:K EY1 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A diminutive of the female given name Katherine, variant of Katie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 2
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas (MKT) Railroad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
When the Katy came through, the town’s entire economy and culture changed.
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name
Meaning 3
A locale in the United States.
A city at the tripoint of Harris County, Fort Bend County and Waller County, Texas; named for the MKT railroad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Missouri.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
A village in Subcarpathia, Poland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
An apple cultivar from Sweden.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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