"Colonel Sanders" meaning in All languages combined

See Colonel Sanders on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Audio: En-au-Colonel Sanders.ogg
Etymology: After Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Colonel Sanders
  1. (slang) A KFC restaurant. Tags: slang Derived forms: chickens for Colonel Sanders
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