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• Tennessean
  Tennessean

  adjective

  of, relating to, or characteristic of the state of Tennessee or its inhabitants.
• tennessean
  tennessean

  noun

  a native or inhabitant of Tennessee

Tennessean

American  

[ten-uh-see-uhn] / ˌtɛn əˈsi ən /

Or Tennesseean

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the state of Tennessee or its inhabitants.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the state of Tennessee.

tennessean British  

/ ˌtɛnɪˈsiːən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Tennessee

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adjective

1. of or relating to Tennessee or its inhabitants

Etymology

Origin of Tennessean

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; Tennessee + -an

Example Sentences

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Tennessean

In road trip news, Dolly Parton opened Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tenn., and Arizona got its first Buc-ees, in the Phoenix suburbs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Called “a love letter to the journey,” the book took readers on a ride through the places, faces and events that shaped a populist American music career for the East Tennessean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Another was his neighbour's husband, he said, and a third one was one of his best friends, according to local newspaper, The Tennessean.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025

“I can’t wait to be sued,” Mr. Landry said on Saturday at a Republican fund-raiser in Nashville, according to The Tennessean.

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

While we waited on a bench outside the motel office, I bought a copy of the Nashville Tennessean out of a metal box, just to see what was happening in the world.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson