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Tennessee

ten·nes·see

US/ˌtɛnəˈsiː/ fairly common

noun

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a state in east central United States

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a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky

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From Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean “winding river”.

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