Meanings
proper nounthe City That Never Sleeps
alternative City That Doesn't Sleep
- Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.
Your favorite radio station in your favorite radio city, the city by the bay, the city that rocks, the City That Never Sleeps!
1985 September 10, “We Built This City”, in Knee Deep In The Hoopla, performed by Starship
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
French ville qui ne dort jamais
- ville qui ne dort jamaisnickname for New York City
Italian città che non dorme mai
- città che non dorme mainickname for New York City
Spanish ciudad que nunca duerme
- ciudad que nunca duermenickname for New York City
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