SUMMARY: "Why is New York called the Big Apple?"
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New York City
- The Big Apple
- Banking/Finance/Insurance
- Buildings/Housing/Public Spaces
- Education/Schools
- Exercise/Running/Health Clubs
- Festivals/Events/Parades
- Film Festivals
- Food/Drink
- Food Festivals
- Government/Law/Politics
- Hotels
- Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet
- Music/Dance/Theater
- Names/Phrases
- Neighborhoods
- Nicknames/Slogans
- Public Sculpture
- Radio/Television
- Restaurants/Bars/Bakeries/Food Stores
- Sports/Games
- Streets
- Time
- Transportation
- Work/Businesses
- Workers/People
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Nicknames of Other Places
- Baghdad-By-The-Bay (San Francisco nickname)
- Beantown (Boston nickname)
- Big Apricot (fictional Metropolis)
- Big Chilli (Bangkok, Thailand nickname)
- Big Durian (Kuala Lumpur nickname)
- Big Easy, City That Care Forgot (New Orleans nicknames)
- Big Friendly (Oklahoma City nickname)
- Big Guava (Tampa nickname)
- Big Lychee (Hong Kong and Shanghai nickname)
- Big M (Meadowlands Race Track nickname)
- Big Mango (Bangkok, Thailand nickname)
- Big Mikan (Tokyo, Japan nickname)
- Big Nipple (Los Angeles nickname)
- Big Olive (Thebes, Greece nickname)
- Big Orange (California, Orange County-NY, Tel Aviv nickname)
- Big Peach, Hotlanta, N.Y. of The South (Atlanta nicknames)
- Big Persimmon (Tokyo, Japan nickname)
- Big Pineapple (San Jose, Costa Rica; Australian icon)
- Big Plum, Mistake On The Lake (Cleveland nicknames)
- Big Potato (Boise, Idaho nickname)
- Big Raisin (Fresno, California nickname)
- Big Scrapple (Philadelphia nickname)
- Big Smoke (London, England nickname)
- Big Strawberry (Garden Grove, California nickname)
- Big Taco (Los Angeles and Mexico City nickname)
- Big Tomato, Sacratomato (Sacramento nicknames)
- Biggest Little City in the World (Reno, Nevada nickname)
- Charm City (Baltimore nickname)
- City of Brotherly Love (Philadelphia nickname)
- Garden State (New Jersey nickname)
- I'm From Missouri. Show Me.
- Iron City, Smoky City, Steel City (Pittsburgh nicknames)
- Little Apple (Manhattan, Kansas nickname)
- Mile High City (Denver nickname)
- Mini Apple (Minneapolis nickname)
- Motor City, Motown (Detroit nicknames)
- New York of India (Mumbai nickname)
- New York of the North (Toronto and Glasgow nickname)
- New York Run by the Swiss (Toronto nickname)
- New York State
- Windy Apple (fictional Capital City nickname)
- Windy City (Chicago nickname)
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Other Expressions
- Origin of "Boomer"/"Sooner" (Oklahoma nickname)
- Origin of "Canuck" ("Johnny Canuck")
- Origin of "Hawkeye" (Iowa nickname)
- Origin of "Hoosier" (Indiana nickname)
- Origin of "Jayhawk" (Kansas nickname)
- Origin of "Tar Heel" (North Carolina nickname)
- Origin of "The Whole Nine Yards"
- Origin of the word "Autism"
- Origin of "Uncle Sam"/"Brother Jonathan"
- Personal
- Florida (Sunshine State Dictionary)
- Oregon (Beaver State Dictionary)
- Texas (Lone Star State Dictionary)