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What is the meaning of Tennessee?
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What is the meaning of Tennessee?

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The meaning and origin are unknown. Some accounts suggest that it is a Cherokee modification of an earlier Yuchi tribe word meaning " Meeting Place ", " Winding River ", or " River of The Great Bend"
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