TENNESSEE RIVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tennessee River mean? 

• TENNESSEE RIVER (noun)
  The noun TENNESSEE RIVER has 1 sense:

1. a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky

  Familiarity information: TENNESSEE RIVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TENNESSEE RIVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Tennessee; Tennessee River

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Tennessee River" is a part of...):

Bluegrass State; Ken.; Kentucky; KY (a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses)

Tenn.; Tennessee; TN; Volunteer State (a state in east central United States)