Meanings
- The name of a number of places in the United States of America:
- A town in Johnson County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place, the county seat of Crawford County, Georgia.
- A city in Knox County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Marion County, Iowa.
- A small borough of Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
- A neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- A large city, the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee.
1 more example
The university is central to the city’s history. James White, the founder of Knoxville, set up a fort and some cabins in 1786 in the Great Valley at the headwaters of the Tennessee River, on lands that were hunting grounds of the Cherokee Indians. The settlement was known as Knoxville by 1791, and by 1794, the town was home to Blount College. Today, it’s known as the University of Tennessee.
2024 June 24, Katy Koontz, “The ‘scruffy little city’ that got cool by doing its own thing”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2024
Origin
- EnglishKnox
- Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
- Proto-Italic*weikslā
- Latinvīlla
- Old Frenchville
- Middle Frenchville
- Frenchville
- EnglishKnoxville
Translations
Arabic نوكسفيل
- نوكسفيل (nūkisfīl)A city in the United States
French Knoxville
- KnoxvilleA city in the United States
Japanese ノックスビル, ノックスヴィル
- ノックスビル (Nokkusubiru)A city in the United States
- ノックスヴィル (Nokkusuviru)A city in the United States
Latin Knoxopolis
- KnoxopolisA city in the United States
Russian Но́ксвилл
- Но́ксвилл (Nóksvill)A city in the United States
Cite this entry
Knoxville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knoxville
“Knoxville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knoxville. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Knoxville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knoxville.
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