/ Dictionary / Index T Tennessee: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ten•nes•see Pronunciation: (ten"u-sē'), [key] — n. a state in the SE United States. 4,590,750; 42,246 sq. mi. (109,415 sq. km). Cap.: Nashville. Abbr.: TN (for use with zip code), Tenn. a river flowing from E Tennessee through N Alabama, W Tennessee, and SW Kentucky into the Ohio near Paducah. 652 mi. (1050 km) long. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tennessee (Thesaurus) Tennessean Tennessee Valley Authority Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ravenous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language