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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.


noun

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

tennessean British  
/ ˌtɛnɪˈsiːən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of 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

adjective

  1. of or relating to Tennessee or its inhabitants

"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

Etymology

Origin of Tennessean

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

Example Sentences

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A Chicagoland native, Mariah began her journalism career in the Southeast, most recently working at the Tennessean, where she covered the intersection of the courts and daily life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

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

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

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.

From Salon • May 16, 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

I drew my inspiration from a quote by one of my idols, a fellow Tennessean and strong woman: Dolly Parton.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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