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Tennessee

Tennessee

370 1.0
A state in the southeastern United States with Nashville as its capital
  • proper noun
  • /ˌtɛnəˈsi/
: 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.

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Examples

  • Her mom's got some land out in eastern Tennessee and yeah, there you go.

  • And it was also the yearly trip down home to Tennessee when she was small.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I love going back to Tennessee and seeing some real snow.

  • So it's a race in the mountains of Tennessee outside of a prison.

  • It's an excellent win for you and the great state of Tennessee.

  • I think that we would have a good time in Tennessee.

  • Thank you for inviting me to Memphis, Tennessee.

  • The winner is from Tennessee, Joseph de Lisi.

  • I live on a pale blue dot in Tennessee called Nashville.

  • I love going back to Tennessee and seeing some real snow.

Synonyms

Tenn.
vsTennessee
  • US
22 2.2

Short form of Tennessee, a state in the eastern United States with capital Nashville

is the full state name indicating southeastern US and capital Nashville
TN
vsTennessee
16 1.0

A short form for the state of Tennessee in the eastern United States with capital Nashville

is the full state name referring to southeastern United States and capital Nashville
Volunteer State
vsTennessee
  • US
1 5.8

A nickname for the state of Tennessee because its people often volunteer for military service

is the official state name rather than a colloquial patriotic nickname

Compounds

A major river in the southeastern United States that flows into the Ohio River

A breed of horse with a smooth, easy walk used for riding and shows

A type of horse with a smooth, fast walk that can travel long distances for riding and shows

Surface Forms

Tennessee main

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.