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Nashville

American

[nash-vil] / ˈnæʃ vɪl /

noun

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

Nashville British

/ ˈnæʃvɪl /

noun

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

City in central Tennessee.

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Center of country music.

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Concord, based in Nashville, owns a catalog of over 1.3 million recordings and supports over 125,000 musicians.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 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

This time, they co-wrote the album and recorded in Los Angeles and Nashville.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

In the Nashville airport, he found himself alongside a group of firemen heading to Oklahoma to help with the rescue.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

If the kids had done their research—if they’d done any planning whatsoever—they would have known to fly to Knoxville instead of Nashville.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

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