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Tennessee

[ ten-uh-see ]

noun

  1. a state in the southeastern United States. 42,246 sq. mi. (109,415 sq. km). : Nashville. : 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.


Tennessee

/ ˌɛɪˈː /

noun

  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) AbbreviationTennwith zip codeTN
  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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Tennessee

  1. State in the south-central United States bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north; North Carolina to the east; Georgia , Alabama , and Mississippi to the south; and Arkansas and Missouri to the west. Its capital is Nashville , and its largest city is Memphis .
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One of the Confederate states during the Civil War .
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He says he is all in favor of NIL but bemoans the fact that this transfer was made in the spring instead of the winter when Tennessee could better deal with it.

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A quarterback was taken first overall, but it was Miami’s Cam Ward, a selection by the Tennessee Titans that had been forecast for weeks.

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The Tennessee Titans have selected quarterback Cam Ward with the first overall pick of the NFL Draft.

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It’s widely expected that University of Miami quarterback Cam Ward will be the first overall selection Thursday night by the Tennessee Titans.

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Hunter has said it is "super important" for him to be the first overall pick but Ward is now the clear favourite to be selected by the Tennessee Titans.

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ˌձԲԱˈ𲹲Tennessee River