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Chautauqua

Chautauqua

2 9.9
A small village on the lake shore in western New York with festivals and shops
  • proper noun
  • /ʃɔːˈtɔːkwə/
translation icon : Chautauqua (pueblo)
  • Chautauqua is a great place to vacation.
  • Chautauqua, New York

This is Dan and Olive from Chautauqua, New York doing a sweet corn taste test with five varieties grown at a local farm.

Examples

  • This is Dan and Olive from Chautauqua, New York doing a sweet corn taste test with five varieties grown at a local farm.

    Good Mythical Morning

  • "I appreciate the support because we had a great turnout here in Chautauqua County," said Reed.

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  • Residents of Chautauqua County were invited to meet their new choice for the House of Representatives on Friday.

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  • Chautauqua County is a critical component of Western New York, and we're going to make sure that we're here and doing the work.

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  • Tranum then touched on an energy issue that is close to home for many Chautauqua County residents.

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  • So I hopped in my rental car, drove the few miles to gorgeous Chautauqua Park, and started hiking the mountainside trails.

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  • The Chautauqua movement in the United States traces its origins to 1874, when Protestant ministers John Heyl Vincent and Lewis Miller started a summer training program for Sunday-school teachers at Lake Chautauqua in the state of New York.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce held a federal congressional luncheon Friday with recently elected Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Reed of the new 23rd congressional district seat at Moon Brook Country Club in Jamestown.

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  • The Chautauqua Institution hosts a variety of lectures and performances each summer.

  • Every year, tourists visit Chautauqua County to enjoy its stunning lake views.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Chautauqua for the village takes its name from the nearby lake, and that lake-name comes from a Native American Seneca word likely meaning 'two moccasins tied together' or 'a bag tied in the middle', a picture used for the shape of the shoreline.