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tennessean

/tˌɛnɪsˈiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
ten-nessean
IPA
/tˌɛnɪsˈiən/
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or from, Tennessee.

noun

A native or resident of the state of Tennessee in the United States of America.

Inflected Forms

more Tennessean (comparative) most Tennessean (superlative) Tennesseean (alternative) Tennesseans (plural)

Synonyms

volunteer

Rhymes With

european korean ian indo-european asean sheehan boolean aegean jian meehan eritrean eon

Questions

How do you pronounce tennessean?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˌɛnɪsˈiən/.
What does tennessean mean?
Of, or from, Tennessee.

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