Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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name
Nickname for Washington, D.C.: the capital of the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
Qualifier: Washington; D.C.; Washington; D.C.
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name
A nickname for a city with a predominantly African American population.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
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noun
A city with a predominantly African American population.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
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noun
A city known for or associated with chocolate production.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From chocolate + city, in reference to the large African American population. Popularized in the 1970s and by the 1975 funk album Chocolate City by Parliament.
From chocolate + city.
