City of Big Shoulders
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City of Big Shoulders is a poetic nickname for Chicago that evokes its history as a powerful industrial and working-class metropolis.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poetic nickname
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| appliesTo |
city of Chicago
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| associatedWith |
American urban culture
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Chicago literature → |
| category |
nicknames of Chicago
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nicknames of cities → |
| country |
United States
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| describes |
Chicago as a powerful industrial metropolis
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Chicago as a working-class metropolis → |
| evokes |
Chicago industrial history
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Chicago working-class heritage → image of physical and economic strength → |
| hasConnotation |
industrial power
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labor → strength → working-class identity → |
| language |
English
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| locatedIn |
Illinois
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Midwestern United States → |
| refersTo |
Chicago
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| symbolizes |
Chicago as a city built by labor
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Chicago as a major industrial center → |
| usedAs |
nickname for Chicago
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| usedInContext |
cultural commentary on Chicago
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literary description of Chicago → poetry → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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nickname |