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)

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Nashville Cultural

City in central Tennessee.

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Center of country music.

Example Sentences

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I’d journeyed 6,500 miles from my home in Nashville, and I was here to win.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I have people from Nashville tell me they run into more of their friends here than they do in the city,” said Sullivan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Former US president James K. Polk suffered for two weeks, dying of cholera in Nashville at fifty-three.

From Literature

When I moved to Nashville, I was like, “If this doesn’t work out, I’d be just as happy working for a label on the marketing team.”

From Los Angeles Times

In a funky rendition of “Oh Happy Day,” for instance, the director augments the Sweet Inspirations’ original backing vocals with the newly recorded voices of a gospel choir from Nashville.

From Los Angeles Times

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