Nashville
[ nash-vil ]
/ ˈnæʃ vɪl /
noun
a city in and the capital of Tennessee, in the central part: battle 1864.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for nashville (1 of 2)
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)
British Dictionary definitions for nashville (2 of 2)
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)
Cultural definitions for nashville (1 of 2)
notes for Nashville
Center of country music.
Cultural definitions for nashville (2 of 2)
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.
notes for Tennessee
One of the
Confederate states during the
Civil War.