Tennessean
Memphis resident, perhaps
A Tennessean is a person from Tennessee, the southeastern U.S. state.
The term works as both noun and adjective: a proud Tennessean, the Tennessean accent.
The Tennessean is also Nashville's major daily newspaper.
Tennessee's largest city
- MemphisTennessee city, ancient Egyptian capital
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- countrySovereign state or territory
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
gospel · honky-tonk · blues · jazz · soul · songwriting · songwriter · recording
Eastern U.S. mountain region
- CumberlandRiver or mountain gap
- NashvilleTennessee's largest city
- MemphisTennessee city, ancient Egyptian capital
- KnoxvilleSoutheastern university city
Chattanooga · farmland · rural · valleys · Cherokee · Gatlinburg · delta · plateau
Generous treatment of guests
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- gritsBoiled ground maize
- cornbreadQuick bread from maize
bourbon · magnolia · humid · Appalachian · delta · biscuits · catfish · pecan
Originating from a place
- localOf this area
- citizenLegal national member
- inhabitantOne who resides somewhere
- dwellerOne who resides somewhere
voter · constituent · homesteader · settler · neighbor · townsfolk · commuter · householder
Non-professional armed force
- civicPertaining to community affairs
- serviceAid or maintenance
- communityCollective of connected people
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
neighborly · helping · pride
Nashville
Tennessee's largest city
- MemphisTennessee city, ancient Egyptian capital
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- countrySovereign state or territory
rockabilly · gospel · honky-tonk · blues · jazz · soul · songwriting · songwriter · recording
Appalachia
Eastern U.S. mountain region
- CumberlandRiver or mountain gap
- NashvilleTennessee's largest city
- MemphisTennessee city, ancient Egyptian capital
Knoxville · Chattanooga · farmland · rural · valleys · Cherokee · Gatlinburg · delta · plateau
hospitality
Generous treatment of guests
cornbread · bourbon · magnolia · humid · Appalachian · delta · biscuits · catfish · pecan · moonshine
native
Originating from a place
- localOf this area
- citizenLegal national member
- inhabitantOne who resides somewhere
dweller · voter · constituent · homesteader · settler · neighbor · townsfolk · commuter · householder · tenant
militia
Non-professional armed force
- civicPertaining to community affairs
- serviceAid or maintenance
- communityCollective of connected people
patriotism · neighborly · helping · pride
- SouthernersAlabaman, Alabamian, Alabamians, Arkansan, Arkansans
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
TennesseanCalifornian
Native of a western state
New Yorker · Alaskan · Hawaiian · Texan · Floridian
TennesseanKentuckian
Resident of a southeastern state
Alabamian · Georgian · Virginian · North Carolinian · Mississippian
- Tennessee WilliamsAmerican Southern Gothic playwright
- Tennessee whiskeyCharcoal-filtered American corn spirit
- Tennessee TitansNashville's NFL franchise
- Tennessee WaltzState song and dance
- Tennessee RiverSoutheastern US river
- Tennessee Valley AuthorityFederal regional power corporation