Memphis

¹ American  

[mem-fis] / ˈmɛm fɪs /

noun

1. a port in SW Tennessee, on the Mississippi.

2. a ruined city in Lower Egypt, on the Nile, S of Cairo: the ancient capital of Egypt.

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Memphis ² American  

[mem-fis] / ˈmɛm fɪs /

noun

1. a group of international designers and architects, formed in the 1980s and based in Milan, whose work is characterized by the use of bold colors, geometric shapes, and unconventional, often playful, designs.

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adjective

1. of or relating to this group or its style of design.

Memphis British  

/ ˈmɛmfɪs /

noun

1. a port in SW Tennessee, on the Mississippi River: the largest city in the state; a major cotton and timber market; Memphis State University (1909). Pop: 645 978 (2003 est)

2. a ruined city in N Egypt, the ancient centre of Lower Egypt, on the Nile: administrative and artistic centre, sacred to the worship of Ptah

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Memphis Cultural  

1. Largest city in Tennessee; located on the Mississippi River.

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Etymology

Origin of Memphis

The name was allegedly suggested to Ettore Sottsass, one of the group's founders, by the Bob Dylan song “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” on the evening of December 11, 1980

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Example Sentences

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Memphis

Plus, a plan to put super dogs on the battlefield, the mini power plants aiming to make green fuel from thin air, and what we saw outside Elon Musk’s massive Memphis data center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Memphis, Tenn., company said the third-quarter results were boosted by higher base package yields and package volumes, as well as lower costs from the company’s business-optimization efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Those approaches can mean very different experiences for the people of Memphis, which makes up most of Shelby County.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

During that time, it covered mostly the Memphis area; it now stretches across half the state and is majority white.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

“That be fine. If there’s no Memphis train tonight, I can just get going in the right direction.”

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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