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

By the time she was ten, she began appearing on the radio in Knoxville, Tennessee, and later moved to live local television.

From Salon

After graduating from Green McAdoo, she rode the school bus with her classmates to a school in Knoxville — 20 miles from home.

From Los Angeles Times

Jeff Siegrist was a student at the University of Tennessee when he first set eyes on her at a Knoxville dealership.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kiffin left Knoxville for USC after just 13 months in charge, something Tennessee fans are still seething about 15 years later.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of his siblings went to Knoxville State, three had gone to Lincoln, and the rest went to Virginia State College, all Colored schools.

From Literature