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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.

Example Sentences

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The new joint company will maintain global headquarters in Nashville, with its European headquarters in Berlin.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The new combined company will be headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and its European headquarters will be in Berlin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 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

The phrase originated with William Driver, a retired shipmaster who lived in Nashville, Tennessee.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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