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Nashville

American  
[nash-vil] / ˈnæʃ vɪl /

noun

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

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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Nashville Cultural  

  1. City in central Tennessee.

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Center of country music.

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

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

"And because they're recording in Nashville, they just pop in to play. It's great."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

It was there, in Nashville, 48 hours after the bombing, that he first began to piece together what had happened in Oklahoma.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Properties included listings across Southern California and cities including Chicago, Dallas, Denver and Nashville.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

“Word of mouth, mostly. I don’t have much of a marketing budget. I’ll run the occasional ad in the Nashville Scene when I’ve had a good month.”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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