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Tennessee

[ten-uh-see]

noun

  1. a state in the southeastern United States. 42,246 sq. mi. (109,415 sq. km). Nashville. TN (for use with zip code), Tenn.

  2. a river flowing from eastern Tennessee through northern Alabama, western Tennessee, and southwestern Kentucky into the Ohio near Paducah. 652 miles (1,050 km) long.



Tennessee

/ ˌɛɪˈː /

noun

  1. Abbreviation: Tenn. TN.a state of the E central US: consists of a plain in the west, rising to the Appalachians and the Cumberland Plateau in the east. Capital: Nashville. Pop: 5 841 748 (2003 est). Area: 109 412 sq km (42 244 sq miles)

  2. a river in the E central US, flowing southwest from E Tennessee into N Alabama, then west and north to the Ohio River at Paducah: the longest tributary of the Ohio; includes a series of dams and reservoirs under the Tennessee Valley Authority. Length: 1049 km (652 miles)

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Tennessee

  1. State in the south-central United States bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north; North Carolina to the east; Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south; and Arkansas and Missouri to the west. Its capital is Nashville, and its largest city is Memphis.

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One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.
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This time last year, Moore was preparing for the College World Series with eventual national champion Tennessee.

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He’s now in federal custody and facing federal criminal charges in Tennessee that allege he trafficked undocumented immigrants across state lines.

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He appeared before a U.S. district judge in a Tennessee courtroom Friday just hours after re-entering the country.

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Their oldest daughter, Carissa, was the 6-2 City Section volleyball player of the year at Granada Hills, played at Tennessee and South Alabama and is now head coach at Bates College.

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Jordan’s debut is an exhilarating climb through Tennessee’s mountains and the depths of passion.

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ˌձԲԱˈ𲹲Tennessee River