Definition of Tennessean in English:
Tennessean
(also Tennesseean)
adjective tɛnəˈsiːənˌtɛnəˈsiən
Relating to or characteristic of the US state of Tennessee or its inhabitants.
the Tennessean sons of a preacher
Example sentencesExamples
- The band of Tennesseean siblings overdid it on the road, though, and coasted into their new album following a yearlong hiatus.
- Minutes after his elimination on the show, the Tennessean native said that he was "feeling fine" and wasn't surprised at his fate.
- This Tennessean band has created surprisingly little fuss in the UK, despite the high quality of their debut album.
- The Tennessean survivor was born around 1920, and the North Carolinian was born around 1930.
- In 1954 he married a fellow Tennessean staff member, Joan Link.
noun tɛnəˈsiːənˌtɛnəˈsiən
A native or inhabitant of the US state of Tennessee.
a way for us to honour a great Tennessean
Example sentencesExamples
- Of great interest to Tennesseeans will be the display of fossils from the Gray Fossil Site.
- Although a native Tennessean, Farragut remained with the Union and became the first Admiral in the United States Navy.
- Serving two terms, he split with his fellow Tennessean, President Andrew Jackson, on land issues and Indian removal.
- The majority of their ideas are not what most Tennesseeans want.
- Come on Tennesseeans we can't let those Coloradans and Washingtonians upstage us again.
Definition of Tennessean in US English:
Tennessean
(also Tennesseean)
adjectiveˌtɛnəˈsiənˌtenəˈsēən
Relating to or characteristic of the US state of Tennessee or its inhabitants.
the Tennessean sons of a preacher
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1954 he married a fellow Tennessean staff member, Joan Link.
- The Tennessean survivor was born around 1920, and the North Carolinian was born around 1930.
- The band of Tennesseean siblings overdid it on the road, though, and coasted into their new album following a yearlong hiatus.
- Minutes after his elimination on the show, the Tennessean native said that he was "feeling fine" and wasn't surprised at his fate.
- This Tennessean band has created surprisingly little fuss in the UK, despite the high quality of their debut album.
nounˌtɛnəˈsiənˌtenəˈsēən
A native or inhabitant of the US state of Tennessee.
a way for us to honor a great Tennessean
Example sentencesExamples
- Come on Tennesseeans we can't let those Coloradans and Washingtonians upstage us again.
- The majority of their ideas are not what most Tennesseeans want.
- Although a native Tennessean, Farragut remained with the Union and became the first Admiral in the United States Navy.
- Of great interest to Tennesseeans will be the display of fossils from the Gray Fossil Site.
- Serving two terms, he split with his fellow Tennessean, President Andrew Jackson, on land issues and Indian removal.