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This article lists nicknames for the city of Chicago, Illinois. ==Major nicknames== * "The Windy City" – Perhaps the best-known nickname for Chicago. There are several different theories on the origin of the nickname. * "Second City" – This was a derogatory nickname for the city used in a 1950s ''New Yorker'' article by A. J. Liebling; possibly alluding to its informal rivalry with New York City in its skyscraper building boom of the late 19th century and early 20th century. The phrase was later appropriated by a Chicago comedy troupe. * "Chi-Town" or "Chitown" ( to ) – Often used in CB slang as noted in the C.W. McCall song "Convoy". * Chicagoland – A term for the city together with its surrounding suburbs. Sometimes the term encompasses the city and the nine counties around it. * "City of the Big Shoulders" – From Carl Sandburg's 1914 poem, "Chicago": * "Hog Butcher for the World" – Also from Carl Sandburg's "Chicago". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of nicknames for Chicago」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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