A port on the Tennessee River, in eastern Tennessee; population 184,802 (est. 2008). Twice the state capital (1796–1812 and 1817–9), it is now the headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Definition of Knoxville in US English:
Knoxville
proper noun-vəl
A port on the Tennessee River, in eastern Tennessee; population 184,802 (est. 2008). Twice the state capital (1796–1812 and 1817–9), it is now the headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority.