tennessee
/ˌtɛnəˈsiː/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A state of the United States.
name
A river in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky, United States, that flows from eastern Tennessee into the Ohio River.
name
A village in McDonough County, Illinois.
name
A male given name.
name
A female given name.
noun
The Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina.
Example Sentences
- "Fa la la la Fa la la lee Now let me go, my honey oh back to Tennessee It's beefsteak when I'm workin, whiskey when I'm dry, and sweet heaven when I die"
- "The relationship between a hairstylist and a client can be far more than simply somebody to cut and shape hair, which is why Tennessee is the latest state to require cosmetologists to complete training on how to recognize and respond to signs of domestic abuse."
- "The Nashville's cousin, the Tennessee warbler, is just as badly named: neither can be found in Tennessee, except during migration. Tennessees vary a lot in fall; some are almost pure white below, mimicking spring plumage, while immatures like the one pictured on page 304 can be quite yellow below."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: ᏔᎾᏏ
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌtɛnəˈsiː/
- British English: /ˌtɛnəˈsiː/