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tennessee

Main Entry:: Ten·nes·see
Pronunciation:: \ˌte-nə-ˈsē, ˈte-nə-ˌ\
Function:: geographical name

1 river 652 miles (1049 kilometers) E United States in Tennessee, Alabama, & Kentucky flowing into Ohio River 2 state SE central United States capital Nashville area 42,144 square miles (109,153 square kilometers), population 5,689,283

— Ten·nes·se·an or Ten·nes·see·an

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\ˌte-nə-ˈsē-ən\ adjective or noun

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