Clarksville
Americannoun
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a city in N Tennessee.
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a town in SE Indiana.
Example Sentences
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Just across the river in southern Indiana, the towns of New Albany and Clarksville have also gone upmarket, serving as the Brooklyn or New Jersey of Louisville, depending on whom you ask.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Korea Zinc aims to produce 300,000 metric tons of zinc, 200,000 tons of lead, 35,000 tons of copper and 5,100 tons of rare minerals annually at the facilities to be built in Clarksville, Tenn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
“It’s crazy,” said Ora Dorsey, a 43-year-old Army veteran in Clarksville, Tenn. “It does make it hard to get out of debt. It seems like you’re only paying the interest.”
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
Sydney Moore told WSMV-TV that when the tornado hit their home in Clarksville on Saturday, it ripped off the roof and lifted the bassinet with her son inside.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Upper Tyson and Clarksville were the two closest suburbs.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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