noun
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
• Syn: ↑Chicago
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center, ↑port
• Part Holonyms: ↑Illinois, ↑Prairie State, ↑Land of Lincoln, ↑IL
• Part Meronyms: ↑Sears Tower, ↑University of Chicago
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adjectiveUsage: usually capitalized W&C
Etymology: from the Windy City, nickname for Chicago
Windy City politicos
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Chicago, Ill. (used as a nickname).
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Windy City noun (US informal)
Chicago
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Main Entry: ↑wind
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Windy City,
a nickname for Chicago.
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a name for the US city of Chicago
Useful english dictionary. 2012.