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Big Apple en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈbɪˌɡæ.pəl/

Etymology

Popularized by John J. Fitz Gerald in horse-racing articles in the 1920s - an apple being a treat for a horse, and New York being a prize location for horse-racing at the time. From usage among African American stable hands. See the Wikipedia article. The Big Apple. The dream of every lad that ever threw a leg over a thoroughbred and the goal of all horsemen. There's only one Big Apple. That's New York.

Meanings

1. Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.
   • Sharon, I left my man At a North Dakota junction And I came out to the Big Apple here To face the dream's malfunction 1976, “Song for Sharon”, in Hejira, performed by Joni Mitchell:

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Big Peach

Translations (25)

eu Sagar Handia (nickname for New York City) · el Μεγάλο Μήλο (nickname for New York City) · gl Gran Mazá (nickname for New York City) · fr Grosse Pomme (nickname for New York City) · ru Большо́е я́блоко (nickname for New York City) · hu Nagy Alma (nickname for New York City) · pl Wielkie Jabłko (nickname for New York City) · es Gran Manzana (nickname for New York City) · mn Том Алим (nickname for New York City) · eo Granda Pomo (nickname for New York City) · bg Голя́мата я́бълка (nickname for New York City) · sh Велика Ја̏бука (nickname for New York City) · co Grande Mela (nickname for New York City) · pt Grande Maçã (nickname for New York City) · de Big Apple (nickname for New York City) · hy Մեծ խնձոր (nickname for New York City) · ka დიდი ვაშლი (nickname for New York City) · ko 빅 애플 (nickname for New York City) · sh Velika Jȁbuka (nickname for New York City) · it Grande Mela (nickname for New York City) · ja ビッグ・アップル (nickname for New York City) · fr Big Apple (nickname for New York City) · ca Gran Poma (nickname for New York City) · et Suur Õun (nickname for New York City) · fi Iso Omena (nickname for New York City)

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