Tennessee
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Tennessee
- /ˌtɛnəˈsiː/ US, UK
- /ˌtɪnəˈsiː/ US, pin pen merger
- /ˌtenəˈsiː/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean “winding river”.
proper noun
- A state of the United States. Fa la la la Fa la la lee Now let me go, my honey oh back to Tennessee It's beefsteak when I'm workin, whiskey when I'm dry, and sweet heaven when I die
- A river in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky, United States, that flows from eastern Tennessee into the Ohio River.
- A village in McDonough County, Illinois.
- A male given name.
- A female given name.
noun Tennessees
- The Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: volunteer state, tennessee river, nashville, tenn, kentucky, chattanooga, arkansas, knoxville, alabama, georgia, kingsport, maryville, cookeville, texas, clarksville, murfreesboro
Translations
Talk about this word "Tennessee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tennessee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Tennessee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tennessee "Tennessee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tennessee.Cite this
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title = {Tennessee},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tennessee},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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