Phrase guide

Second City

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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

Pronunciation

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  • Chicago Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

name

Meaning 1

Nickname for the city of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States of America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Windy City

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The second-most important city of a country or region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

Examples

  • Kharkiv is Ukraine's second city.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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