Tanya's Tips: American Cities and Nicknames
Many major cities in the U.S. have special nicknames. If you don’t know what they are, you may get confused when you hear Americans use them in everyday life.
I’ve put together a list of my favorite cities - see if you can guess their special names. Does the city where you come from have a nickname?
New York City

New York City is called the Big Apple because
Boston

Boston is called Beantown because
Chicago

Chicago is called the Windy City because
New Orleans

New Orleans is called the Big Easy because
Denver

Denver is called the Mile High City because
Seattle

Seattle is called the Emerald City because
Miami

Miami is called the Magic City because
Las Vegas

Las Vegas is called Sin City because
Philadelphia

Philadelphia is called the City of Brotherly Love because
An international exchange alumna originally from Ukraine, Tanya started her career at InterExchange in 2011. Tanya is passionate about travel and cultural exchange and enjoys meeting J-1 exchange participants at InterExchange events.
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