Tennessee
geographical name
Ten·nes·see
ˌte-nə-ˈsē 
ˈte-nə-ˌsē
1
river 652 miles (1049 kilometers) long in the eastern U.S. in Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky, flowing into the Ohio River
2
state in the southeast central U.S.; capital Nashville area 42,144 square miles (109,153 square kilometers), population 6,346,105
Note: The Mississippi River forms the western boundary of the state of Tennessee.
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“Tennessee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tennessee. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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