Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun New York City; -- a nickname, usually written
The Big Apple .
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- proper noun informal A
nickname forNew York City .
Etymologies
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Examples
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They are called Big Apple issei and at many of the city’s universities and language schools, they make up 30 percent of the foreign-born population.
Kickboxing Geishas Veronica Chambers 2007
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Nock said Feld called Big Apple last year, which is a nonprofit, and inquired about the size of the circus's deficit after donations had dropped due to the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme scandal.
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Lennon called the Big Apple home from 1971 until 1980.
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The Big Apple is the canary in this garbage-filled coal mine.
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When they attempted a jazzy swing dance called the Big Apple, Dorothy swung so hard the buttons popped off her dress.
Project Everlasting Mathew Boggs 2007
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When they attempted a jazzy swing dance called the Big Apple, Dorothy swung so hard the buttons popped off her dress.
Project Everlasting Mathew Boggs 2007
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While for most people, the Big Apple is a far-away and foreign place, New Yorkers know Rudy.
Rudy, the company he keeps, and "The REAL Rudy: Command Center" 2007
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When they attempted a jazzy swing dance called the Big Apple, Dorothy swung so hard the buttons popped off her dress.
Project Everlasting Mathew Boggs 2007
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When they attempted a jazzy swing dance called the Big Apple, Dorothy swung so hard the buttons popped off her dress.
Project Everlasting Mathew Boggs 2007
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Controversy rages over who coined the Big Apple as a moniker for New York.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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