Tennessean

Or Ten·nes·see·an

[ten-uh-see-uhn]

adjective

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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tennessean¹

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

Example Sentences

So that's what they did, uprooting their lives to a log cabin in the Tennessean woods.

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

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In the wake of the former “Voice” contestant’s decade of unparalleled success, the men of country music have drafted behind the Tennessean like so many Bristol Motor Speedway also-rans.

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Tennessee State Sen. Jack Johnson, who sponsored the bill, highlighted that both when he wrote in an op-ed he wrote last month in The Tennessean.

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A self-described “educated redneck,” Luke was one of 11 Tennesseans with widely divergent views on gun rights selected by the project to discuss potential recommendations to reduce gun violence.

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