Tennessee
English

Map of US highlighting Tennessee
Etymology
From Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean “winding river”.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌtɛn.əˈsi/
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Proper noun
Tennessee
- A state of the United States of America Capital: Nashville.
- A river flowing generally westward 652 miles from eastern Tennessee into the Ohio River in Kentucky.
- A unisex given name
Derived terms
- Tennessean
- Tennesseean
- Tennessee windage
- Tennesseian
- TN
Translations
state
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Noun
Tennessee (plural Tennessees)
- The Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina.
- 2005, Bill Thompson III et al., Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges, Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 303:
- The Nashville's cousin, the Tennessee warbler, is just as badly named: neither can be found in Tennessee, except during migration. Tennessees vary a lot in fall; some are almost pure white below, mimicking spring plumage, while immatures like the one pictured on page 304 can be quite yellow below.
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See also
- Appendix:Place names in Tennessee
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Proper noun
Tennessee m
- Tennessee (a river in the eastern United States)
- Tennessee (a state of the United States)
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