Nashville

American  

[nash-vil] / ˈnæʃ vɪl /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Tennessee, in the central part: battle 1864.

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Nashville British  

/ ˈnæʃvɪl /

noun

1. a city in central Tennessee, the state capital, on the Cumberland River: an industrial and commercial centre, noted for its recording industry. Pop (including Davidson): 544 765 (2003 est)

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Nashville Cultural  

1. City in central Tennessee.

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Center of country music.

Example Sentences

She said she is also working to open a museum and a hotel in Nashville later this year.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

I’m proud of the Nashville records — the budgets were smaller and I had to record those records more quickly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Starr says T Bone knows all the great musicians in Nashville.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“You need to get out there so you can have my job one day,” says Ali Ayca, head of retail banking at FirstBank in Nashville, Tenn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Two of her siblings had attended Johnson C. Smith, in Charlotte; one had graduated from Tennessee State, and another from Fisk, in Nashville.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly