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Test your knowledge of US cities in this quiz! Can you name the largest cities by their first two letters? Find out now.

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US Largest Cities By First Two Letters

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Name the largest US cities (incl towns, villages, etc) by the first two letters in the place name. ‘Saint’ is abbreviated as ‘St’ for this quiz. First two letters, population and state shown.

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