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Definition of the Big Apple noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Big Apple

noun

/ðə ˌbɪɡ ˈæpl/

/ðə ˌbɪɡ ˈæpl/

[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).
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