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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.

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

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

From BBC

Another was his neighbour's husband, he said, and a third one was one of his best friends, according to local newspaper, The Tennessean.

From BBC

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

Tennessee State Sen. Jack Johnson, who sponsored the bill, highlighted that both when he wrote in an op-ed he wrote last month in The Tennessean.

From Salon