Tennessee

Summary

Tennessee is an U.S. state^[1]. Tennessee draws 7,385 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #24 of 49).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tennessee is located in United States^[3].
• Tennessee is in the country of United States^[4].
• Tennessee's head of government is recorded as Bill Lee^[5].
• Tennessee's image is recorded as Lake Lindsey in David Crockett State Park (June 2005).jpg^[6].
• Tennessee's continent is recorded as North America^[7].
• Tennessee's instance of is recorded as U.S. state^[8].
• Tennessee's capital is recorded as Nashville^[9].
• Tennessee's official language is recorded as English^[10].
• Tennessee's flag image is recorded as Flag of Tennessee.svg^[11].
• Tennessee's shares border with is recorded as Arkansas^[12].
• Tennessee's shares border with is recorded as Missouri^[13].
• Tennessee's shares border with is recorded as Kentucky^[14].
• Tennessee's shares border with is recorded as Virginia^[15].
• Tennessee's shares border with is recorded as North Carolina^[16].
• Tennessee's shares border with is recorded as Georgia^[17].
• Tennessee's shares border with is recorded as Alabama^[18].
• Tennessee's shares border with is recorded as Mississippi^[19].
• Tanasi is named after Tennessee^[20].
• Tennessee's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Davidson County^[21].
• Tennessee's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Williamson County^[22].
• Tennessee's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cheatham County^[23].
• Tennessee's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Robertson County^[24].
• Tennessee's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shelby County^[25].
• Tennessee's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Anderson County^[26].
• Tennessee's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bedford County^[27].

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Geography

Tennessee is in the country of United States^[4]. Tennessee is located in United States^[3]. Tennessee's continent is recorded as North America^[7].

Designation and Status

Tennessee's instance of is recorded as U.S. state^[8].

History and Context

Tanasi is named after Tennessee^[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tennessee include tennessine^[28], a chemical element^[29]; Tennessee whiskey^[30], a bourbon whiskey^[31], founded in 1900^[32]; USS Tennessee^[33], a battleship^[34]; and Army of Tennessee^[35], a field army^[36], in Confederate States of America^[37], founded in 1862^[38].

Why It Matters

Tennessee draws 7,385 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #24 of 49).^[2] Tennessee has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Tennessee is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Tennessee include tennessine^[28], a chemical element^[29]; Tennessee whiskey^[30], a bourbon whiskey^[31], founded in 1900^[32]; USS Tennessee^[33], a battleship^[34]; and Army of Tennessee^[35], a field army^[36], in Confederate States of America^[37], founded in 1862^[38].