Tennessean

or Ten·nes·see·an

[ ten-uh-see-uh n ]

/ ˌtɛn əˈsi ən /

adjective

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

noun

a native or inhabitant of the state of Tennessee.

Origin of Tennessean

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

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Examples from the Web for tennessean

Indeed, the 75-year-old Tennessean, creator of the consulting juggernaut Bain & Co.
Bill Bain Speaks: ‘The Unfair Attacks Are Not Worth Responding To’|Alex Klein|October 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The situation did not look very hopeful, even to a man of such desperate fortunes as the bold Tennessean.
The Young Lieutenant|Oliver Optic
Holingsworth was not a Texan, but a Tennessean, though Texas had been for some years his adopted home.
The War Trail|Mayne Reid
It was midnight when we arrived upon the shore of the Mississippi—at its point of confluence with the Tennessean stream.
The Wild Huntress|Mayne Reid

They said that he was a Tennessean, and had joined the Yankee army, and they showed them no quarter.
Reports of the Committee on the Conduct of the War|United States Senate
The white-headed eagle, soaring above the spray of a Tennessean forest, looks down upon the clearing of the squatter.
The Wild Huntress|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for tennessean

Tennessean

/ (ˌtɛnɪˈsiːən) /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Tennessee

adjective

of or relating to Tennessee or its inhabitants

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