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Tenn.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Tennessee.


Tenn. British  

abbreviation

  1. Tennessee

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The “Wild Ones” hitmaker filed from divorce from his spouse in Williamson County, Tenn., on May 18, according to court records first obtained by TMZ.

From MarketWatch Jul. 4, 2026

The Memphis, Tenn., company said results in its federal express segment were boosted by higher shipping rates and volume, as well as efforts to cut costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

“I was holding out hope that it would be possible for me to get an R2 this year,” said King, who lives in Nashville, Tenn. “When I saw that price, I couldn’t justify it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

JBS is also planning to close a smaller meat packaging plant in Memphis, Tenn., that employs about 200 people.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

King's Opera House and several adjacent buildings at Knoxville, Tenn., were burned Monday night.

From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various

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