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Definition of
the Big Apple noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
the
Big Apple
noun
noun
[
singular
]
(
informal
)
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New York City
He wanted to take a bite out of the Big Apple
(= to become familiar with New York)
.
See
the Big Apple
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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the Big Apple
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