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)

"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

City in central Tennessee.

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Center of country music.

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His trip from Nashville to New Orleans—in a 2027 Chevy Bolt—turned out to be only a little less convenient than it would have been in a gas vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Before they moved to Nashville, though, the brothers grew up helping out with their dad’s plumbing business in the late 1990s in the small fishing town of Deale, Md.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Asked why they’ve been embraced by the traditional Nashville biz in a way that’s sometimes eluded Musgraves, TJ shakes his head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Ernest Popescu had agreed to build a data center in Nashville, Tenn., this summer when local leaders passed a moratorium effectively banning new projects through December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

After he was freed from the Nashville jail, Alfred returned to the Hermitage, where he and Gracy would spend the rest of their lives.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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