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Ten·nes·see (ten′ə sē′)

  1. state of the EC U.S.: admitted, 1796; 41,217 sq mi (106,752 sq km); pop. 5,689,000; cap. Nashville: abbrev. TN or Tenn
  2. river flowing from NE Tenn. through N Ala. & W Tenn. into the Ohio River: 652 mi (1,049 km)

Etymology: < Tanasi, Cherokee village name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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