Nashville

[ nash-vil ]

/ ˈnæʃ vɪl /

noun

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

Tennessee

[ ten-uh-see ]

/ ˌtɛn əˈsi /

noun

a state in the SE United States. 42,246 sq. mi. (109,415 sq. km). Capital: Nashville. Abbreviation: TN (for use with zip code), Tenn.

a river flowing from E Tennessee through N Alabama, W Tennessee, and SW Kentucky into the Ohio near Paducah. 652 miles (1050 km) long.

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Examples from the Web for nashville

Secondly, what's with choosing Swift, a 24-year-old born in Pennsylvania and bred in Nashville, to represent NYC?
New York Is Taylor Swift’s New Boyfriend|Amy Zimmerman|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That afternoon, in response, the students led a silent march through the streets of Nashville to the steps of City Hall.
Why We’ll Always Need a Civil Rights Movement|Sally Kohn|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And though as on that day in 1960, the students marching through Nashville this weekend were silent, their convictions are loud.
Why We’ll Always Need a Civil Rights Movement|Sally Kohn|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In October, it will host a conference in Nashville on “The Gospel, Homosexuality and the Future of Marriage.”
Southern Baptists Take Baby Steps Away from the Culture Wars|Ruth Graham|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

"I'm almost in an age where I'm sort of a misfit," he told The Nashville Scene earlier this week.
Is Jack White the Last True Rock Star?|Andrew Romano|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His name appears in the graduating class of 1838 of the University of Nashville.
By-Ways of War|James Jeffrey Roche
He went to Nashville on the 27th, and returned to Fort Donelson next day.
From Fort Henry to Corinth|Manning Ferguson Force
He entered politics and was quite influential and finally died at Nashville.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various
It is possible, therefore, for the Louisville & Nashville by this means to build up one community at the expense of another.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
The operator guessed out the dispatch, as he afterward confessed, and it was passed around Nashville.
Recollections of the Civil War|Charles A. Dana

British Dictionary definitions for nashville

Nashville

/ (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)

Tennessee

/ (ˌtɛnɪˈsiː) /

noun

a state of the E central US: consists of a plain in the west, rising to the Appalachians and the Cumberland Plateau in the east. Capital: Nashville. Pop: 5 841 748 (2003 est). Area: 109 412 sq km (42 244 sq miles)Abbreviation: Tenn, (with zip code) TN

a river in the E central US, flowing southwest from E Tennessee into N Alabama, then west and north to the Ohio River at Paducah: the longest tributary of the Ohio; includes a series of dams and reservoirs under the Tennessee Valley Authority. Length: 1049 km (652 miles)

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Word Origin and History for nashville

Nashville

capital of Tennessee, U.S., named for Gen. Francis Nash (1742-1777) of North Carolina, U.S. Revolutionary War hero killed at the Battle of Germantown. The surname is attested from 1296 in Sussex Subsidy Rolls, atten Eysse, atte Nasche (with assimilation of -n- from a preposition; see N), meaning "near an ash tree," or "near a place called Ash." In reference to a type of country & western music that originated there, 1963.

Tennessee

state and river, from Cherokee (Iroquoian) village name ta'nasi', of unknown origin.

Culture definitions for nashville

Nashville

City in central Tennessee.

Note

Center of country music.

Tennessee

State in the south-central United States bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north; North Carolina to the east; Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south; and Arkansas and Missouri to the west. Its capital is Nashville, and its largest city is Memphis.

Note

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.