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Asheville

Asheville

19 3.5
A city in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains known for a lively arts scene and old buildings
  • proper noun
  • /ˈæʃvɪl/
: Asheville
  • The Biltmore Estate, located in Asheville, attracts visitors with its stunning gardens and rich history.
  • Asheville, North Carolina
  • Asheville, NC
  • Asheville Citizen

I thought we applied to UNC Asheville to their film school.

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Examples

  • The other one is Asheville, NC, one of the most beautiful little towns I have ever been to.

  • I've got business in Asheville.

    Serena (2014)

  • Here in asheville, They really like their beer.

    Schoolgirls in Chains (1973)

  • We saw the same thing last week when he left Asheville.

    War Room (2015)

  • And then last night we stayed in Asheville.

    Junebug (2005)

  • I'll call you from Asheville as soon as I get a feel for what's going on.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • On that tour, we played with his band, GROUCH, in Asheville, North Carolina.

    Blog text (19)

  • Dan had been a successful architect in Asheville for years before John's birth.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The local television news station sent reporters to cover the assembly, and the Asheville Citizen-Times published several articles about the event.

    Academic text (2004)

  • In addition to receiving such financial support, organizers enlisted the region's largest newspaper, the Asheville Citizen-Times, as a sponsor.

    Academic text (2004)

Surface Forms

Asheville main

Morphology

Asheville = Ashe (semi-transparent) = ashe + ville

The suffix '-ville' commonly signals a town name so learners who know this pattern can identify it as a place, but the surname 'Ashe' does not convey location meaning to most learners.

Etymology

Asheville comes from the family name Ashe plus the ending -ville, which means 'town'. It was named for Samuel Ashe, an early governor, so the name simply means 'Ashe's town'.