Standard Lemma guide

Nashville

name · noun · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnæʃˌvɪl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: N AE1 SH V IH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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Meaning 1

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee.

The capital city of Tennessee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: Music City

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Meaning 3

A number of places in the United States:

The country music industry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: metonymically

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Meaning 4

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Howard County, Arkansas.

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Meaning 5

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Berrien County, Georgia.

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Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Washington County, Illinois.

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Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

A town, the county seat of Brown County, Indiana.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 8

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Kansas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 9

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Michigan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 10

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Nash County, North Carolina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 11

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Ohio.

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Meaning 12

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town in Texas.

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Meaning 13

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Forest County, Wisconsin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 14

A hamlet in Ontario, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 15

The Nashville warbler, Leiothlypis ruficapilla.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 16

capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: capital of Tennessee

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Broader terms: state capital

History

Etymology

From Nash (“Francis Nash”) + -ville.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: ናሽቪል (našvil) — A city
  • Arabic: نَاشْفِيل (nāšfīl) — A city
  • French: Nashville — A city
  • Hawaiian: Nakawila — A city
  • Hawaiian: Nasawila — A city
  • Japanese: ナッシュビル (Nasshubiru) — A city
  • Japanese: ナッシュヴィル (Nasshuviru) — A city
  • Latin: Nasburgum — A city
  • Latin: Nasvilla — A city
  • Polish: Nashville — A city
  • Russian: Нашвилл (Našvill) — A city
  • Russian: Нэшвилл (Nɛšvill) — A city
  • Ukrainian: Нешвілл (Nešvill) — A city
  • Ukrainian: Нашвілл (Našvill) — A city
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