Tennessee

Definitions

1. The Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina.
2. A state of the United States.
3. A river in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky, United States, that flows from eastern Tennessee into the Ohio River.
4. A village in McDonough County, Illinois.
5. A male given name.
6. A female given name.

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Examples

“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.”

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