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

• Chattanoogan adjective
• Chattanoogian adjective

Example Sentences

“The system is unable to reform despite massive external and internal pressure,” said Saeid Golkar, an expert on Iran’s security services who teaches at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

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“The regime’s naiveté was to believe missile programs could make up for the lack of a capable air force,” said Saeid Golkar, an Iran expert at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

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“This may be the last chance to clinch a deal,” said Saeid Golkar, associate professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and an expert on Iran’s military.

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Its VW victory in Chattanooga offers a big raise for workers but new trouble for the firm.

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But it notched a major victory two years ago in Chattanooga, despite workers there having previously rejected the union twice.

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