"Windy City" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Windy City [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Windy City}} the Windy City
  1. Nickname for the city of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States of America. Categories (place): Chicago, City nicknames Synonyms: Second City Translations (nickname for Chicago): ville des vents [feminine] (French), Windige Stadt [feminine] (German), 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-jII26Wrp Disambiguation of Chicago: 98 2 Disambiguation of City nicknames: 62 38 Categories (other): 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 Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'nickname for Chicago': 70 30
  2. Nickname for the city of Wellington in New Zealand.
    Sense id: en-Windy_City-en-name-wD4NDQJ8
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