Tennessee

geographical name

Ten·​nes·​see ˌte-nə-ˈsē 

ˈte-nə-ˌsē

1

river 652 miles (1049 kilometers) long in the eastern U.S. in Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky, flowing into the Ohio River

2

state in the southeast central U.S.; capital Nashville area 42,144 square miles (109,153 square kilometers), population 6,346,105

Note: The Mississippi River forms the western boundary of the state of Tennessee.

Tennessean adjective or noun

or Tennesseean

ˌte-nə-ˈsē-ən