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Chicago Definition

Chi·cago (s̸hə kä′gō, -kô′-)

city and port in NE Ill., on Lake Michigan: pop. 2,896,000

Etymology: < Fr < Algonquian, lit., place of the onion: from the wild onions growing there

Chicago Related Forms

Chi·ca′·goan noun

Chicago Synonyms

Chicago

n.

the Windy City*, Fort Dearborn*, City of the Lakes and Prairies*, Chi*, Chi-town*, the Loop.