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A combustor for use in a gas turbine engine and methods for assembling the same are disclosed. The combustor includes an outer case and a combustion liner. The combustion liner is arranged radially inward of the outer case. The combustion liner is arranged to define an annular combustion chamber.

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1. A combustor for use in a gas turbine engine, the combustor comprising an outer case,a combustion liner arranged radially inward of the outer case and arranged to define an annular combustion chamber, the combustion liner including at least one monolithic annular liner tile, anda mount assembly co

1. A combustor for use in a gas turbine engine, the combustor comprising an outer case,a combustion liner arranged radially inward of the outer case and arranged to define an annular combustion chamber, the combustion liner including at least one monolithic annular liner tile, anda mount assembly coupled to the outer case and to the combustion liner to locate the at least one monolithic annular liner tile relative to the outer case, wherein the mount assembly extends from the outer case to the at least one monolithic annular liner tile to locate the combustion liner relative to the outer case and wherein the mount assembly includes at least three mount pins circumferentially spaced apart from one another and a tile hanger that extends from the at least one monolithic annular liner tile to receive each of the at least three mount pins. 2. The combustor of claim 1, wherein the tile hanger includes at least three hanger tabs that extend from the at least one monolithic annular liner tile and the hanger tabs are circumferentially spaced apart from one another to correspond to the at least three mount pins. 3. The combustor of claim 1, wherein the combustion liner includes a plurality of circumferentially adjacent liner tiles arranged radially outward of the at least one monolithic annular liner tile and the combustion chamber extends radially between the plurality of circumferentially adjacent liner tiles and the at least one monolithic annular liner tile. 4. The combustor of claim 1, further comprising an inner case that defines an annular liner-receiving cavity in which the combustion liner is mounted, and wherein the mount assembly extends from the outer case to the inner case to locate the inner case and the combustion liner relative to the outer case. 5. The combustor of claim 4, wherein the at least one monolithic annular liner tile is coupled to the inner case by a plurality of studs that extend radially from the at least one monolithic annular liner tile to the inner case. 6. The combustor of claim 1, wherein the combustion liner includes a first monolithic annular liner tile and a second monolithic annular liner tile. 7. The combustor of claim 6, wherein the second monolithic annular liner tile is arranged radially outward of the first monolithic annular liner tile and the combustion chamber extends radially between the second monolithic annular liner tile and the first monolithic annular liner tile. 8. The combustor of claim 7, wherein the mount assembly includes a second tile hanger that extends from the second monolithic annular liner tile to receive each of the mount pins. 9. The combustor of claim 6, wherein the second monolithic annular liner tile is arranged axially adjacent to the first monolithic annular liner tile. 10. A combustor for use in a as turbine engine, the combustor comprising an outer case,a combustion liner arranged radially inward of the outer case and arranged to define an annular combustion chamber, the combustion liner including a first monolithic annular liner tile and a second monolithic annular liner tile, wherein the first monolithic annular liner tile is substantially cylindrical and the second monolithic annular liner tile is substantially frustoconical, anda mount assembly coupled to the outer case and to the combustion liner to locate the at least one monolithic annular liner tile relative to the outer case. 11. A combustor for use in a gas turbine engine, the combustor comprising an outer case,a combustion liner arranged radially inward of the outer case and arranged to define an annular combustion chamber, the combustion liner including at least one monolithic annular liner tile,an inner case that defines an annular liner-receiving cavity in which the combustion liner is mounted, anda mount assembly coupled to the outer case and to the combustion liner to locate the at least one monolithic annular liner tile relative to the outer case, wherein the mount assembly extends from the outer case to the inner case to locate the inner case and the combustion liner relative to the outer case,wherein the at least one monolithic annular liner tile is coupled to the inner case by a plurality of studs that extend radially from the at least one monolithic annular liner tile to the inner case, andwherein the inner case includes a stud locator formed to include a first plurality of axially-extending slots and a stud retainer formed to include a second plurality of axially-extending slots, and the first and second plurality of axially-extending slots cooperate to axially trap the plurality of studs that extend from the at least one monolithic annular liner tile when the combustor is assembled. 12. A method of assembling a combustor for use in a gas turbine engine, the method comprising positioning a combustion liner radially inward of an outer case, the combustion liner arranged to define an annular combustion chamber that extends around a central axis and including at least one monolithic annular liner tile that extends around the central axis, andsecuring a plurality of mount pins to the outer case, the mount pins being circumferentially spaced from one another and engaging the at least one monolithic annular liner tile to locate the at least one monolithic annular liner tile relative to the outer case, wherein the combustion liner includes a first monolithic annular liner tile and a second monolithic annular liner tile, the first monolithic annular liner tile engaged by the plurality of mount pins, the second monolithic annular liner tile being formed to taper from a first axial end having a first diameter to a second axial end having a second diameter different from the first diameter. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises mounting the second monolithic annular liner tile relative to the outer case by moving the second monolithic annular liner tile along the central axis and passing a plurality of studs that extend from the second monolithic annular liner tile in a substantially perpendicular direction from the second monolithic annular liner tile into axially and radially extending slots formed in a mount plate. 14. A combustor for use in a gas turbine engine, the combustor comprising a mount plate formed to include a first axial end, a second axial end, and a plurality of slots circumferentially spaced from one another, the first axial end having a first diameter and the second axial end having a second diameter different than the first diameter,a combustion liner arranged to define an annular combustion chamber, the combustion liner including at least a first monolithic annular liner tile, the first monolithic annular liner tile being formed to include a first axial end and a second axial end, the first axial end having a first diameter and the second axial end having a second diameter different than the first diameter corresponding to the first and second diameters of the first and second axial ends of the mount plate, anda plurality of studs that extend substantially perpendicularly from the inner surface of the first monolithic annular liner tile and are circumferentially spaced from one another to correspond to the plurality of slots to be received therein to couple the first monolithic annular liner tile to the mount plate. 15. The combustor of claim 14, further comprising an inner case that defines an annular liner-receiving cavity in which the combustion liner is mounted, and wherein the inner case includes the mount plate. 16. The combustor of claim 14, wherein the combustion liner includes a second monolithic annular liner tile, and wherein the second monolithic annular liner tile includes the mount plate. 17. The combustor of claim 14, wherein the combustion liner includes a second monolithic annular liner tile, and wherein the mount plate is coupled to the second monolithic annular liner tile by a series of fasteners. 18. The combustor of claim 14, wherein the plurality of the slots includes at least a first slot and a second slot, the first slot being radially and axially spaced apart from the second slot, and wherein the plurality of studs includes at least a first stud and a second stud, the first stud being radially and axially spaced apart from the second stud received in the first and second slots.