English Explanatory Dictionary

Second City

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Nickname for the city of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States of America.
noun
  1. The second-most important city of a country or region.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Second City.wav

Word forms

Second City the Second City second cities

Etymology

So named because Chicago was the second largest city in the United States (after New York City) from 1889 to 1984.

Synonyms

Windy City

Derived words

Second City
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