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)
Nashville in American English
(ˈnæʃvɪl; locally, ˈnæʃvəl)
capital of Tenn., on the Cumberland River and in Davidson county, with which it constitutes a metropolitan government (ˈNashˈville-Davidson) with a pop. of 570,000