Tennessee (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. a state in the southeastern United States. 42,246 sq. mi. (109,415 sq. km). Capital: Nashville. Abbreviations: 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.
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  1. 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)
Tennessee (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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