Outline of Tennessee - General Reference

General Reference

  • Names
    • Common name: Tennessee
      • Pronunciation: i/tɛnɨˈsiː/
    • Official name: State of Tennessee
    • Abbreviations and name codes
      • Postal symbol: TN
      • ISO 3166-2 code: US-TN
      • Internet second-level domain: .tn.us
    • Nicknames
      • Big Bend State (refers to the Tennessee River)
      • Butternut State (refers to the tan color of the uniforms worn by Tennessee soldiers in the American Civil War)
      • Hog and Hominy State
      • The Mother of Southwestern Statesmen
      • Volunteer State (currently used on license plates)
  • Adjectival: Tennessee
  • Demonyms
    • Tennessean
    • Volunteer

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