Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities back east.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

Wrestling competitions were held not only in big cities, but also at country fairs and traveling shows.

VOA: special.2010.02.21

New Jersey is between the big cities of New York, New York and Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

As a result,many young Navajos have left to seek work in big cities throughout the Southwest.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

In the big cities, the traditional affinity to the precious metal is waning, as trends change.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

Bose's plight is familiar to millions of poor people, especially urban migrants who pour into the country's big cities every year, in search of work.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

"As more movies that people in the big cities are watching."

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

The managing director of the World Gold Council in India,Ajay Mitra, says there is a move away from spending on gold in big cities, such as Mumbai and Delhi.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

But the big eastern cities continued to grow.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

Big steamboats carried hundreds of people between cities.

VOA: special.2009.11.11