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A second city is the second-most important city in the urban hierarchy of a country or region, often in contrast to a primate city. In particular, it may refer to:

• The second city of the United Kingdom
• Chicago, nicknamed the Second City

Second City or The Second City may also refer to:

• The Second City, an improvisational comedy troupe initially based in Chicago
• Second City Television, a Canadian television sketch comedy show that aired intermittently between 1976 and 1984
• Mercenary: The Second City, a 1986 expansion pack for the video game Mercenary
• "Second City", an episode of 2007 Canadian/American TV series The Dresden Files
• Second City derby, an association football rivalry between Aston Villa and Birmingham City
• Secondcity, stage name of American-born British musician Rowan Harrington (born 1987)

See also

• Secondary city