Tennessee
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- proper noun
- /ˌtɛnəˈsi/
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Tennessee
- Yes, I met Dr. Martin Luther King in 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee.
- University of Tennessee
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Knoxville, Tennessee
Her excuse was that all Tennessee IDs are handwritten.
- Her excuse was that all Tennessee IDs are handwritten.
- couple acres in Tennessee and he's doing great.
- You can't bully the people who grew up in Tennessee or Louisiana into being you.
- So they don't want to come to Tennessee or Chicago right now.
- I'm enjoyed my tour of Tennessee, so thanks for having me.
- He doesn't know Tennessee could ban marriage between first cousins.
- If you know, you know, and if you don't, I love Tennessee and I always will.
- It's a trail race and it's held in Tennessee, right?
- And my dad was wrestling in Tennessee at that time.
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Her mom's got some land out in eastern Tennessee and yeah, there you go.
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And it was also the yearly trip down home to Tennessee when she was small.
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I love going back to Tennessee and seeing some real snow.
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So it's a race in the mountains of Tennessee outside of a prison.
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It's an excellent win for you and the great state of Tennessee.
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I think that we would have a good time in Tennessee.
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Thank you for inviting me to Memphis, Tennessee.
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The winner is from Tennessee, Joseph de Lisi.
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I live on a pale blue dot in Tennessee called Nashville.
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I love going back to Tennessee and seeing some real snow.
Synonyms
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A short form for the state of Tennessee in the eastern United States with capital Nashville
Short form of Tennessee, a state in the eastern United States with capital Nashville
A nickname for the state of Tennessee because its people often volunteer for military service
Compounds
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A major river in the southeastern United States that flows into the Ohio River
A type of horse with a smooth, fast walk that can travel long distances for riding and shows
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tennessee comes from a Native American place name, probably the Cherokee town called Tanasi, which was also the name of a river in the area. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Tennessee as the name of a town and river that later became the name for the whole state.