Definitions for MEMPHIS
ˈmɛm fɪsmem·phis

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1. Memphisnoun

   largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River

2. Memphisnoun

   an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)

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1. Memphisnoun

   A city of ancient Egypt.

2. Memphisnoun

   The largest city in the state of Tennessee

3. Memphisnoun

   The name of several towns or cities in the US.

4. Etymology: From Μέμφις.

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1. Memphis

   Memphis, Tennessee, sometimes shortened to "Memphis", is a song by Chuck Berry, first released in 1959. In the UK, the song charted at #6 in 1963; at the same time Decca Records issued a cover version in the UK by Dave Berry and the Cruisers, which also became a UK Top 20 hit single. Johnny Rivers' version of the song was a number two US hit in 1964. In the song the narrator is speaking to a long-distance operator, trying to find out the number of a girl named Marie, who lives in Memphis, Tennessee, "on the southside, high upon a ridge, just a half a mile from the Mississippi bridge." The narrator offers little information to the operator at first, only that he misses Marie and that they were separated by Marie's mother. The final verse reveals that Marie is, in fact, the narrator's six-year-old daughter; her mother, presumably the narrator's ex-wife, left their home and took Marie with her. Chuck Berry later composed a sequel, "Little Marie", which appeared in 1964 as a single and on the album St. Louis to Liverpool.

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1. memphis

   Memphis is a city located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, along the Mississippi River. Established in 1819, it is known for its influential strains of blues, soul and rock 'n' roll music that originated there. The city is also known as the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and for Graceland, the famous mansion of Elvis Presley. Furthermore, it is a major commercial hub with a strong economy based on various sectors like transportation, commerce, and financial services. In ancient history, Memphis also refers to the capital of ancient Egypt founded around 3100 BC.

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1. Memphis

   Memphis is a musical duo consisting of long-time friends Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont. Dumont, originally from North Carolina, first met Campbell in New York City in the early 1990s. With Campbell's childhood friends Chris Seligman, James Shaw, and Adam Marvy, the pair played together in a band called Luxe. Later, Seligman and Campbell would form Canada's indie pop group Stars, while Shaw would go on to form Metric with Emily Haines, with Dumont continuing to work on the carousel in New York's Central Park. Following the initial success of Stars, Campbell invited Dumont to visit in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Memphis was born. The duo's first effort, an EP entitled A Good Day Sailing was released on Le Grand Magistery in 2002. Over the course of the summers of 2003 and 2004, Dumont and Campbell recorded the full-length follow-up, I Dreamed We Fell Apart, released in 2004 on Paper Bag Records. A follow-up, A Little Place in the Wilderness, produced by Dumont, was released on August 15, 2006, through Good Fences, EMI. On January 10, 2011, Memphis announced the release of their third full-length album. Here Comes a City was released on March 8, 2011 on Arts & Crafts. Memphis was also the name of Aretha Franklin's backup band at one point.

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1. Memphis

   an ancient city of Egypt, of which it was the capital; it was founded by Menes at the apex of the delta of the Nile, and contained 700,000 inhabitants.

2. Memphis

   a Tennessee port on the Mississippi, 826 m. above New Orleans, accessible to the largest vessels, is also a great railway centre, and therefore a place of great commercial importance; has many industries, and a great cotton market.

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1. memphis

   A celebrated Egyptian city, situated in the Delta, or Lower Egypt. During the attempts of the native rulers to throw off the Persian rule, Memphis was an important strategic point. Ochus inflicted severe injury on this town, having plundered the temples and thrown down the walls after he had driven out Nectanebus. Ptolemy VIII. destroyed the city. It fell with the rest of Egypt under the Roman rule, and afterwards was conquered by Amru Ben Abas (639-40).

2. memphis

   A flourishing city and port of entry of Shelby Co., Tenn. During the civil war, it fell into the hands of the Union forces, after a short naval fight, June 6, 1862, and in 1864, Gen. Forrest made a raid upon it, capturing a great number of prisoners.

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1. memphis

   Song lyrics by memphis -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by memphis on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. • Egypt
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Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce MEMPHIS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say MEMPHIS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MEMPHIS in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MEMPHIS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of MEMPHIS in a Sentence

1. Cheryl Dorsey:

   All of this was preventable, you have officers who are young on the job, unsupervised out there doing what Memphis Police Department do on a regular basis. This was not anything that they are n’t accustomed to doing.

2. Louis Hughes:

   When they arrived in Memphis, they were put in the trader's yard of Nathan Bedford Forrest. ... None of this family were sold to the same person except my wife and one sister. All the rest were sold to separate persons.

3. Alvin Davis:

   The Memphis PD’s not the job that The Memphis PD used to be, when you felt like you’re the ‘ best in blue ’ and you have your head up because you really feel like you accomplished something.

4. Steve McDaniel:

   If you recall back in December, Memphis did something that removed historical markers in the city, it was the city of Memphis that did this and it was full knowing that it was not the will of the legislature.

5. Ben Crump:

   When you see officers committing crimes on video, then you can’t tell us that you gotta go six months, you gotta go a year, here in Memphis, we might have the blueprint that it can be done swiftly and efficiently.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=MEMPHIS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Memphis
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=MEMPHIS
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Memphis
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=MEMPHIS