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Regional word

tennis shoes

means “sneaker”≈(standard: sneaker)

Where it is said

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Other names in dialects

sannies — English (Scotland)
sneakers — English (Mid-Atlantic US), English (New England)
trainers — English (East Midlands), English (North East England), English (North West England), English (London and South East England), English (South West England), English (West Midlands), English (Yorkshire)

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