Meanings
proper noun
- Nickname for Nashville: the capital city of Tennessee, United States.
So where should a visit to Music City begin? “Even if you’re not necessarily a fan of country music, the Country Music Hall of Fame is really interesting,” she said. “Country music is a very historic genre, and this museum really honors the roots of that.”
2024 November 19, Celeste Moure, “Kacey Musgraves’s Nashville”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2024
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From being a major center for the music industry, especially country music.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Music City. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Music%20City
MLA
“Music City.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Music%20City. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Music City,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Music%20City.
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