"Big Smoke" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Big Smoke [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Big Smoke}} the Big Smoke
  1. (UK, informal) London. Tags: UK, informal Synonyms: the Smoke
    Sense id: en-Big_Smoke-en-name-ipE5DVoS Categories (other): British English
  2. (Ireland, informal) Dublin. Tags: Ireland, informal Synonyms: the Big Shmoke
    Sense id: en-Big_Smoke-en-name-mNWCVuQS Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 53 6 18
  3. (Canada, informal) Toronto. Tags: Canada, informal
    Sense id: en-Big_Smoke-en-name-YYmgYmKd Categories (other): Canadian English
  4. (by extension) Any large city. Tags: broadly Categories (place): City nicknames
    Sense id: en-Big_Smoke-en-name-AJ77XHyh Disambiguation of City nicknames: 22 26 4 48

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