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.

Discover More

Center of country music.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Not far from the country music playground of downtown Nashville, Armstrong loads his pick-up truck with footballs and sets off for the melting-pot neighbourhood of Antioch.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

This fall, she is set to open Dolly Parton’s SongTeller Hotel and a museum in downtown Nashville near the city’s famed honky-tonks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The comments come at a delicate time for LAFC, which has let potential MLS wins slip away despite showing competitive moments recently against St. Louis City SC and Nashville SC.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

After the pair were connected by podcaster Shawn Ryan, Biden sat down for a two-hour interview at Owens’ Nashville home studio in what is one of the year’s most surprising pairings.

From Salon • May 23, 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

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023