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Volunteer State

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  • Tennessee; -- a nickname.

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  • proper noun Tennessee

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  • noun a state in east central United States

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Examples

  • Tennessee is called the Volunteer State because of its large number of volunteers for the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, and the state still boasts some of the highest numbers of military recruits in the country.

    Dawn Teo: Tennessee Dem Party Leaders: "Obama May Be Terrorist Connected" 2008

  • RAM is headquartered near Brock's home in Tennessee, where, with his influence, the aptly titled Volunteer State has changed its laws to make it possible for many medical volunteers to legally serve beyond state boundaries.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • RAM is headquartered near Brock's home in Tennessee, where, with his influence, the aptly titled Volunteer State has changed its laws to make it possible for many medical volunteers to legally serve beyond state boundaries.

    D Mag - News 2010

  • RAM is headquartered near Brock's home in Tennessee, where, with his influence, the aptly titled Volunteer State has changed its laws to make it possible for many medical volunteers to legally serve beyond state boundaries.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • Meanwhile, if you, like us, have been asking why these primaries are all happening on a Thursday, we got our answer from the Division of Elections at the Tennessee secretary of state's office: Apparently, going back at least as far as the 1870s, the Volunteer State constitution has mandated that primaries be held the first Thursday in August.

    The return of social issues 2010

  • Right now, all I can think about is how the Volunteer State kicked into action when Hurricane Katrina hit – rallying to raise money for buses, taking in people and animals, and sending service crews into the K-hole.

    May 4, 2010 2010

  • “TN/VA” was an odd construction, and its oddity expressed an odd reality: The newspaper served a single city set in two entities, half in the Volunteer State, half in the Old Dominion State.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • “TN/VA” was an odd construction, and its oddity expressed an odd reality: The newspaper served a single city set in two entities, half in the Volunteer State, half in the Old Dominion State.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • “TN/VA” was an odd construction, and its oddity expressed an odd reality: The newspaper served a single city set in two entities, half in the Volunteer State, half in the Old Dominion State.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • If none of that sways you, Tennessee is the Volunteer State -- so let's assume they'd do it for your state, if called upon.

    Dan Shapley: To Vacation or Not, in Tennessee? That Is the Question (for the Coal Industry and the NRDC) 2009

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