big-city
adjective
: of or relating to a large city
big-city problems such as overcrowding and noise
a big-city school/hospital
big-city mayors
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However, the state is increasingly growing in appeal thanks to its ideal mix of big-city living and suburban space.
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Her Filipino parents emigrated from big-city Manila to this tiny farming community of 2,000 people in the 1970s, when her father, a surgeon, was recruited to work there.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Other recent big-city brand expansions to Nashville include Pastis and Craig's.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Or, really, any Democrat big-city mayor in America.
—John Phillips, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Her Filipino parents emigrated from big-city Manila to this tiny farming community of 2,000 people in the 1970s, when her father, a surgeon, was recruited to work there.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Other recent big-city brand expansions to Nashville include Pastis and Craig's.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Or, really, any Democrat big-city mayor in America.
—John Phillips, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for big-city
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“Big-city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-city. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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