Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nashvillian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nashvil-lian
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or resident of Nashville.

Example Sentences

""People don't think AIDS will happen here," says Nashvillian Jaan Sturgis, "but it is happpening. This is not a profound statement.""

Etymology

From Nashville + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Nashville

Inflected Forms

Nashvillians (plural)

Questions

What does nashvillian mean?: A native or resident of Nashville.
Where does nashvillian come from?: From Nashville + -ian.

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