Tennessee

ˌtɛn.əˈsiː

Definition

Definition of Tennessee - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geography

state in the US with capital Nashville

I visited Tennessee last summer.

US river

river flowing into the Ohio River

The Tennessee River is great for fishing.

tributary

watercourse

names

Rare

male or female given name

Rare

Tennessee was named after his grandfather.

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hot chicken

Nashville dish

spicy fried chicken from Nashville, Tennessee

Timothy

place

unincorporated community in Tennessee

Alamo

Tennessee town

town in Crockett County, Tennessee, United States

Fayetteville

Tennessee city

city in Tennessee, county seat of Lincoln County

Smyrna

Tennessee town

sizable town in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Bolivar

us city

city in Tennessee, United States

McEwen

Tennessee city

city in Tennessee, United States

Chickamauga

stream name

river in Tennessee and Georgia

Examples of Tennessee in a sentence

They moved to Tennessee for a new job.
The Tennessee River flows through several states.
Boating on the Tennessee River is popular.
Tennessee is performing at the concert tonight.
I spoke with Tennessee about the project.

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French:Tennessee, rivière Tennessee, ...
German:Tennessee, Tennessee River, ...
Italian:Tennessee, fiume Tennessee, ...
Spanish:Tennessee, río Tennessee, ...
Portuguese:Tennessee, Rio Tennessee, ...
Chinese:田纳西州, 田纳西河, ...
Japanese:テネシー, テネシー川, ...
Arabic:تِنِسِي, نَهْر تِنِسِي, ...
Hebrew:טֶנֶסִי, נְהַר טֵנֶסִי, ...
Russian:Теннесси, река Теннесси, ...
Ukrainian:Теннессі, Річка Теннессі, ...
Hindi:टेनेसी, टेनेसी नदी, ...
Bengali:টেনেসি, টেনেসি নদী, ...
Catalan:Tennessee, riu Tennessee, ...
Czech:Tennessee, řeka Tennessee, ...
Danish:Tennessee, Tennessee-floden, ...
Dutch:Tennessee, Tennessee-rivier, ...
Greek:Τενεσί, ποταμός Τενεσί, ...
Hungarian:Tennessee, Tennessee folyó, ...
Khmer:រដ្ឋតេននេស៊ី, ទន្លេតេនេស៊ី, ...
Korean:테네시, 테네시 강, ...
Persian:تنسی, رودخانه تنسی, ...
Polish:Tennessee, ...
Portuguese (BR):Tennessee, Rio Tennessee, ...
Romanian:Tennessee, Râul Tennessee, ...
Swedish:Tennessee, Tennessee River, ...
Thai:รัฐเทนเนสซี, แม่น้ำเทนเนสซี, ...
Turkish:Tennessee, Tennessee Nehri, ...
Vietnamese:Tennessee, sông Tennessee, ...

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