Definition of Nashville

1. Noun. Capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music.

Exact synonyms: Capital Of Tennessee
Generic synonyms: State Capital
Group relationships: Tennessee, Tn, Volunteer State

Definition of Nashville

1. Proper noun. The capital and second largest city of Tennessee, known as the center of the country music industry. ¹

2. Proper noun. The country music industry. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Nashville

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1918)
"The other paragraphs concern the relation of the railroads to one another, the control, if any, exercised by the Louisville & nashville over the others, ..."

2. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"THE confederate States steamer nashville reached Beaufort, NC, ... From an officer of the nashville we gather the following account of the trip : Leaving ..."

3. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings [of The] Annual Meeting by Conference of Charities and Correction (U.S.), National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, National Conference of Social Work (U.S.) (1894)
"Miss Ella Lee Maney, nashville Relief Society. Mrs. JD Maney, nashville Relief Society. ... Mrs. JW Manier, Mission Home and nashville Relief Society. ..."

4. Annual Report of the Attorney-general of the United States by United States Dept. of Justice, United States Attorney-General (1892)
"One meal, nashville 1.00 Street-car fare .30 Porter at hotel 25 Transfer to ... 3 5.25 Railroad faro, nashville to Murfreesboro, Tenn 1.00 Transfer both ..."

5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Father Abell visited nashville as a mission for four or five years, and then (1849) ... In 1844 he laid the corner stone of St. Mary's cathedral, nashville. ..."

6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The following colleges are strongly supported and enjoying prosperous administrations : Vanderbilt University, nashville; George Peabody College for ..."

7. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"There was a telephone line between nashville and Clarksville, ... The message could have been telephoned from nashville directly to the addressee. ..."

8. The Great South: A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian by Edward King (1875)
"nashville AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE. WHEN I first saw nashville, the capital of Tennessee, its streets were almost deserted. The only signs of activity were at ..."

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