Knoxville

American  

[noks-vil] / ˈnɒks vɪl /

noun

1. a city in E Tennessee, on the Tennessee River.

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Knoxville British  

/ ˈnɒksvɪl /

noun

1. an industrial city in E Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: state capital (1796–1812; 1817–19). Pop: 173 278 (2003 est)

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Other Word Forms

• Knoxvillian
  noun
• Knoxvillite
  noun

Example Sentences

Knoxville himself was hospitalized with a brain injury after being flipped by a bull during the filming of 2022’s “Jackass Forever” and has said he can’t risk another concussion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Blaustein also directed the 2010 feature film “Peep World,” which he said was shot in 21 days for about $1 million, and 2005’s “The Ringer,” starring Johnny Knoxville and Katherine Heigl.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The couple would have two daughters and a son and settled on a 150-acre-plus farm in Solway, an unincorporated suburb of Knoxville, where they raised beef cattle as a hobby.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Roberto Reyes became fed up with rising rents and other spiraling costs in Orlando, and jumped at a job offer as an insurance agent in Knoxville, Tenn., last July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

That’s because Dollywood is only 38 miles from Knoxville, but it is a full 200 miles from Nashville.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin