"big smoke" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: the big smoke [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|the=1}} the big smoke (uncountable)
  1. (Australia) Any large city. Tags: Australia, uncountable
    Sense id: en-big_smoke-en-noun-AJ77XHyh Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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