Chicago
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- proper noun
- /ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/
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Chicago
- The annual music festival in Chicago attracts thousands of visitors each year.
- Chicago, Illinois
- University of Chicago
- Chicago Tribune
The White City was this new Chicago World's Fair.
- The White City was this new Chicago World's Fair.
- Born and raised in Chicago, shot town all day.
- In fact, Jasmine from Chicago, I think you have your kids, right?
- So I really think that those years in Chicago really prepared us.
- Look cities like New York and LA and Chicago hyper competitive places.
- Yeah, I'm flying to Chicago, and I'm just caffeined up.
- Yeah, I'm originally from Chicago and born and raised.
- Louis, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York.
- It might have been George Sigler out of Chicago, or I'm an econ nerd.
- And that's when New York, Chicago, you know, these cities shot up.
- So taking the negative to defend the Chicago School is David.
- I just am so afraid of Chicago hot dog fans.
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Yeah, I'm originally from Chicago and born and raised.
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I'm going to Chicago for a meeting.
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Born and raised in Chicago, shot town all day.
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So I really think that those years in Chicago really prepared us.
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Her book The Passionate Triangle was published by the University of Chicago Press in 2011.
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Lisa Perez is an area library coordinator for the Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries & Information Services.
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The office, which serves courts in Chicago and a ring of inner suburbs, employs 2,100 people.
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I visited Chicago last summer and explored its famous art museums.
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Chicago is known for its stunning skyline and vibrant cultural scene.
Synonyms
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3.1
A nickname for Chicago, the large city by Lake Michigan
Compounds
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A private university in Chicago famous for strong research and successful graduates
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chicago comes from a Native American word shikaakwa meaning 'wild onion' or 'wild garlic'. Early visitors used that name because the river and land there often smelled of these plants, so the city kept the name.