Tennessee

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ËŒtÉ›n.əˈsi/

Origin

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

Full definition of Tennessee

Proper noun

1. A Capital: Nashville.
2. A river flowing generally westward 652 miles from eastern Tennessee into the Ohio River in Kentucky.

Derived terms

• Tennesseean/Tennessean
• TN