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East Tennessee

East Tennessee proper noun: a geographical and political region in the Eastern third section of Tennessee (United States). It includes the cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Proper noun

East Tennessee

  1. A geographical and political region in the Eastern third section of Tennessee (United States). It includes the cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Questions about East Tennessee

What does East Tennessee mean?
East Tennessee means a geographical and political region in the Eastern third section of Tennessee (United States). It includes the cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
What part of speech is East Tennessee?
East Tennessee is a proper noun.

Words near East Tennessee in the dictionary

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  2. East Syracuse
  3. East Tamworth
  4. East Taunton
  5. East Templeton
  6. East Tennessee
  7. East Thetford
  8. East Tilbury
  9. East Timor
  10. East Timorese
  11. East Tisted

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