Nashville

English

Etymology

From Nash +‎ -ville.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæʃˌvɪl/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Proper noun

Nashville

1. A city, the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee.
   1. The capital city of Tennessee.
2. (metonymically) The country music industry.
3. A city, the county seat of Howard County, Arkansas.
4. A city, the county seat of Berrien County, Georgia, United States.
5. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Illinois.
6. A city in Kansas.
7. A city, the county seat of Nash County, North Carolina.
8. A town, the county seat of Brown County, Indiana.
9. A town in Wisconsin.
10. A village in Michigan.
11. A village in Ohio.
12. A hamlet in Ontario.
13. A ghost town in Texas.

Derived terms

• Nashville sound
• Nashvillian

Noun

Nashville (plural Nashvilles)

1. The Nashville warbler, Leiothlypis ruficapilla.
   • 2005, Bill Thompson III et al., Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges, Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 302:

     Of the three, the Nashville is probably easiest to identify. No matter what plumage it's in, the Nashville always sports a complete white to whitish eye-ring.