Chattanooga

American  

[chat-uh-noo-guh] / ˌtʃæt əˈnu gə /

noun

1. a city in SE Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: Civil War battle 1863.

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Chattanooga British  

/ ˌtʃætəˈnuːɡə /

noun

1. a city in SE Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: scene of two battles during the Civil War, in which the North defeated the Confederates, cleared Tennessee, and opened the way to Georgia (1863). Pop: 154 887 (2003 est)

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Chattanooga Cultural  

1. City in eastern Tennessee.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Chattanoogan
  adjective
• Chattanoogian
  adjective

Example Sentences

Educators haven’t been shy about reminding them, said Garrison Conner, head of upper school at Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Saeid Golkar, an expert on Iran’s security services at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, attributed the failures of the cells to the Revolutionary Guard’s giving priority to of ideology over skill.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“Different centers of power are trying to extract better concessions before any formal meeting,” said Saeid Golkar, an expert on Iran’s security forces and an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Bernstein says the company could incur a first-quarter write-down equivalent to 60%-75% of the original $800 million investment that was made for production tooling of the ID.4 in Chattanooga.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

I wondered what he thought about a mama who just waltzes up to Chattanooga instead of making orange Jell-O in coffee mugs.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor