"Windy City" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Windy City.wav Forms: the Windy City [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Windy City}} the Windy City
  1. Nickname for Chicago: a city in Illinois, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Illinois, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms: Second City Translations (nickname for Chicago): ville des vents [feminine] (French), Windige Stadt [feminine] (German), वातीय शहर (vātīya śahar) [masculine] (Hindi), Città del Vento [feminine] (Italian), Cidade dos Ventos [feminine] (Portuguese), Ветреный город (Vetrenyj gorod) [feminine] (Russian), Ciudad de los Vientos [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Windy_City-en-name-eVCBzUAa Categories (other): Chicago, Nicknames for cities, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Chicago, Nicknames for cities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Chicago: 100 0 Disambiguation of Nicknames for cities: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'nickname for Chicago': 83 17
  2. Nickname for Wellington: the capital city of New Zealand. Categories (place): Cities in New Zealand, Places in New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Windy_City-en-name-QLrAwQBy Categories (other): National capitals, Nicknames for cities
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