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TENNESSEE RIVER
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I. (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
Synonyms:
Tennessee; Tennessee River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
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)