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Volunteer State

Volunteer State proper noun: official nickname for Tennessee: a state of the United States.

Proper noun

the Volunteer State

  1. Official nickname for Tennessee: a state of the United States.

Origin of Volunteer State

Perhaps because of the prominent role of volunteer soldiers from Tennessee during the War of 1812; perhaps in reference to volunteers for the Mexican–American War.

Questions about Volunteer State

What does Volunteer State mean?
Volunteer State means official nickname for Tennessee: a state of the United States.
What part of speech is Volunteer State?
Volunteer State is a proper noun.

Words near Volunteer State in the dictionary

  1. voluntas ordinata
  2. voluntative
  3. voluntatives
  4. volunteer
  5. volunteer snooker
  6. Volunteer State
  7. Volunteer Stater
  8. volunteered
  9. volunteering
  10. volunteerism
  11. volunteerisms

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