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TENN. [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
DEF

Southeast central state of U.S.A., bounded on north by Kentucky and Virginia, on east by North Carolina, on south by Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, and on west by Arkansas and Missouri.

OBS

The State of Tennessee became the 16th state of the United States of America in 1796.

OBS

Nickname: Volunteer State.

OBS

Capital: Nashville. Chief city: Memphis. Other city: Knoxville.

OBS

TN: The ISO two-letter code to be used only as post symbol in addresses or for data in rows or columns where the number of characters is restricted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
DEF

État du Sud-Est des États-Unis, situé entre le fleuve Mississippi et les Appalaches, séparé de l'Arkansas par le fleuve Mississippi.

OBS

L'État du Tennessee est devenu le 16e État des États-Unis d'Amérique en 1796.

OBS

Capitale : Nashville.

OBS

TN : Code ISO à deux lettres à n'utiliser que comme indicatif de la poste pour l'adressage ou dans les tableaux où les données figurent en colonnes et dans un nombre limité de caractères

Spanish

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