"Sin City" meaning in English

See Sin City in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: En-au-Sin City.ogg [Australia] Forms: Sin City [canonical], the Sin City [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=~|head=Sin City}} Sin City or the Sin City
  1. (slang) Nickname for Las Vegas: a desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States. Wikidata QID: Q23768 Tags: slang Categories (place): Cities in Nevada, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Nevada, USA, Places in the United States Related terms: Brew City, Duke City
    Sense id: en-Sin_City-en-name-en:Q23768 Categories (other): County seats of Nevada, USA, Las Vegas, Nicknames for cities, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 28 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 28 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 24 24
  2. (slang) Nickname for Pattaya: a resort city in Chonburi Province, Thailand. Tags: slang Categories (place): Cities in Chonburi Province, Thailand, Cities in Thailand, Places in Chonburi Province, Thailand, Places in Thailand
    Sense id: en-Sin_City-en-name-9I7KOBq7 Categories (other): Nicknames for cities
  3. (dated, slang) Nickname for Montreal: an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada; during the Prohibition era. Tags: dated, slang Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Quebec, Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Quebec, Canada
    Sense id: en-Sin_City-en-name-HnvoEcmq Categories (other): Islands, Montreal, Nicknames for cities, Nicknames for places
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