city in E Tenn., on the Tennessee River: pop. 174,000
See Knoxville in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(nŏksˈvĭlˌ, -vəl)
A city of eastern Tennessee on the Tennessee River northeast of Chattanooga. Settled c. 1785, it twice served as the state capital (1796-1812 and 1817-1819). Population: 182,000.