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chicago

Chi·ca·go
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shi-kah-goh, -kaw-]
    • /ʃɪˈkɑ goʊ, -ˈkɔ-/
    • /ʃɪˈkɑːgəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shi-kah-goh, -kaw-]
    • /ʃɪˈkɑ goʊ, -ˈkɔ-/

Definitions of chicago word

  • noun chicago a port in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan: the third largest city in the US; it is a major railway and air traffic centre. Pop: 2 869 121 (2003 est) 3
  • noun chicago city and port in NE Ill., on Lake Michigan: pop. 2,896,000 3
  • abbreviation Technical meaning of CHICAGO Windows 95 3
  • noun chicago Judy (Judy Cohen) born 1939, U.S. artist, author, and educator. 1
  • noun chicago a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan: second largest city in the U.S. 1
  • noun chicago a river formed in Chicago that flows through downtown and, as engineered, to the Des Plaines River: part of the Illinois Waterway. 1
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chicago popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for chicago

noun chicago

  • chi — the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet (Χ, χ), a consonant, transliterated as ch or rarely kh
  • fort dearborn — a former U.S. fort on the site of Chicago, 1803–37.
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    a strip steak or, sometimes, a shell steak.

  • chicago style

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