"chocolate city" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chocolate cities [plural]
Etymology: From chocolate + city. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|chocolate|city}} chocolate + city Head templates: {{en-noun}} chocolate city (plural chocolate cities)
  1. (US, informal) A city with a predominantly African American population. Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-chocolate_city-en-noun-6Pgv2D9e Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. A city known for or associated with chocolate production.
    Sense id: en-chocolate_city-en-noun-1D2s6Eiu

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1975, “Chocolate City”, in Chocolate City, performed by George Clinton of the band Parliament:",
          "text": "There's a lot of chocolate cities around / We got Newark, we got Gary / Someone told me we got L.A. / And we're working on Atlanta / But you're the capital C.C.",
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          "ref": "2013 August 9, “A Visit to Bruges (Belgium) - Part I”, in The Kitchen Lioness:",
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