Ten·nes·see
 Tennessee
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- pronunciation:
- te
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si
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- Word History
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noun |
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a southeastern U.S. state between Kentucky and Alabama. (abbr.: TN)
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Tennessean (adj.), Tennessean (n.) |
Tennessee is the English spelling of
tanasie, which means "the meeting place." It was the name of a Cherokee village, but Spanish explorers began calling the whole area
Tenaqui in the 1500s.