What does "tennessee" mean?
The Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina.
Tennessee
/ˌtɛn.əˈsiː/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina.
- Grammar: tennessee is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: political unit, river, southern state, state.
- Useful contrasts: non Tennessee-branded, non Tennessee-origin, non-Tennessee.
- Usage evidence: Jack Daniel's is a Tennessee whiskey.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina.
"The Nashville's cousin, the Tennessee warbler, is just as badly named: neither can be found in Tennessee, except during migration. Tennessees vary a lot in fall; some are almost pure white below, mimicking spring plumage, while immatures like the one pictured on page 304 can be quite yellow below."
Proper Noun
- 1 A state of the United States.
"Fa la la la Fa la la lee Now let me go, my honey oh back to Tennessee It's beefsteak when I'm workin, whiskey when I'm dry, and sweet heaven when I die"
- 2 A river in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky, United States, that flows from eastern Tennessee into the Ohio River.
- 3 A village in McDonough County, Illinois.
- 4 A male given name.
- 5 A female given name.
Synonyms
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Example
"Jack Daniel's is a Tennessee whiskey."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "tennessee"?
Common synonyms include: political unit, river, southern state, state, state-related, stream.
How do you use "tennessee" in a sentence?
Jack Daniel's is a Tennessee whiskey.
How do you pronounce "tennessee"?
Pronounced /ˌtɛn.əˈsiː/.
Etymology
From Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean “winding river”.