Tennessee
proper nounnounattested in dialogue
- United States//ˌtɛnəˈsiː//
- United States//ˌtɪnəˈsiː//
- Australia//ˌtenəˈsiː//
A state of the United States.
proper noun
- 1
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
The relationship between a hairstylist and a client can be far more than simply somebody to cut and shape hair, which is why Tennessee is the latest state to require cosmetologists to complete training on how to recognize and respond to signs of domestic abuse.
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A river in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky, United States, that flows from eastern Tennessee into the Ohio River.
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A village in McDonough County, Illinois.
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A male given name.
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A female given name.
Etymology
From Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean “winding river”.
noun
- 1
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.
Forms
- plural
- Tennessees