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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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“The Army is aware of a video circulating online that appears to show AH‑64 Apache helicopters operating in the vicinity of a private residence in the Nashville area,” the Army said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Army said the AH-64 Apaches were conducting a training route past the Nashville area, where the country rock artist's hilltop estate is located.

From BBC

Stewart’s wild, shivering vibrato sliced through layers of fiddle and pedal steel, eventually grabbing the attention of Nashville bigwigs, including Roy Dea, a Texas-born record producer who would become one of Stewart’s loyal supporters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead of losing customers, though, the Nashville location of Camp Bow Wow recently broke its daily record by hosting 206 dogs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those who were charmed by Gladden in “Jury Duty” are sure to fall for the hero of “Company Retreat,” Anthony Norman of Nashville.

From Los Angeles Times