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

The Chattanooga plant’s workforce recently joined the United Auto Workers, giving the UAW a historic breakthrough in the South.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“It won’t stop the rumors that he is incapacitated,” said Saeid Golkar, an Iran-focused associate professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga who advocates a hard U.S. line against Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

But the biggest winner in Chattanooga is the union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

After that, John’s letter was a long narrative of what had happened in the mountains around Chattanooga during that cold November of’63.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt