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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHAUTAUQUA

Named after Chautauqua, a lake in New York near which such a school was first held.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHAUTAUQUA

chautauqua  [ʃəˈtɔːkwə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHAUTAUQUA

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adjective
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pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chautauqua is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHAUTAUQUA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chautauqua

Chautauqua was an adult education movement in the United States, highly popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Named after Chautauqua Lake where the first was held, Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s. The Chautauqua brought entertainment and culture for the whole community, with speakers, teachers, musicians, entertainers, preachers and specialists of the day. Former US President Theodore Roosevelt was quoted as saying that Chautauqua is "the most American thing in America". Historic buildings associated with the movement include Chautauqua Auditorium, Chautauqua Auditorium and Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood in DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida.

Definition of chautauqua in the English dictionary

The definition of chautauqua in the dictionary is a summer school or educational meeting held in the summer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHAUTAUQUA


aqua
ˈækwə
Basotho-Qwaqwa
bəˈsuːtuːˈkwɑːkwə
Farquhar
ˈfɑːkwə
Grikwa
ˈɡriːkwə
Griqua
ˈɡriːkwə
Namaqua
nəˈmɑːkwə
Qwaqwa
ˈkwɑːkwə
siliqua
sɪˈliːkwə
subaqua
ˌsʌbˈækwə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHAUTAUQUA

chaudfroid
chaufer
chauffer
chauffeur
chauffeur-driven car
chauffeured
chauffeuse
chaulmoogra
chaulmugra
chaumer
chaunt
chaunter
chauntress
chausses
chaussure
chauvinism
chauvinist
chauvinist pig
chauvinistic
chauvinistically

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHAUTAUQUA

Aconcagua
Antigua
atua
aua
Capua
Chihuahua
continua
interlingua
Joshua
lingua
Managua
mantua
Nicaragua
Padua
Papua
qua
Quechua
Rancagua
Rotorua
ua

Synonyms and antonyms of chautauqua in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «chautauqua» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHAUTAUQUA

Find out the translation of chautauqua to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chautauqua from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chautauqua» in English.

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肖托夸
1,325 millions of speakers

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chautauqua
570 millions of speakers

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chautauqua
510 millions of speakers

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Chautauqua
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تشوتاغوا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Чаутоква
278 millions of speakers

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Chautauqua
270 millions of speakers

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Chautauqua
260 millions of speakers

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chautauqua
220 millions of speakers

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Chautauqua
190 millions of speakers

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chautauqua
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

修養会
130 millions of speakers

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쇼 토카
85 millions of speakers

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Chautauqua
85 millions of speakers
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Chautauqua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சடாக்குவாவிற்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चाऊटाक्वा
75 millions of speakers

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Chautauqua
70 millions of speakers

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Chautauqua
65 millions of speakers

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Chautauqua
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Чаутокві
40 millions of speakers

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Chautauqua
30 millions of speakers
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Chautauqua
15 millions of speakers
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CHAUTAUQUA
14 millions of speakers
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chautauqua
10 millions of speakers
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Chautauqua
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chautauqua

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAUTAUQUA»

The term «chautauqua» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.369 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAUTAUQUA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chautauqua

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHAUTAUQUA»

Discover the use of chautauqua in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chautauqua and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Chautauqua Moment: Protestants, Progressives, and the ...
This book traces the rise and decline of what Theodore Roosevelt once called the "most American thing in America.
Andrew Chamberlin Rieser, 2013
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Circuit Chautauqua: From Rural Education to Popular ...
An overview of the lyceum and of adult education in 19th century America is followed by an examination of the rise of the circuit chautauqua.
John E. Tapia, 1997
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Chautauqua
Traces the 125-year history of the Chautauqua Institution and its summer programs of concerts, lectures, opera, theater, and ballet
Jeffrey Simpson, Philip Yenawine, 1999
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Chautauqua Institution, 1874-1974
The period from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s is fondly remembered as the heyday of the Chautauqua Lake region in southwestern New York State.
Kathleen Crocker, Jane Currie, 2001
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Four Girls at Chautauqua
Aka Isabella M. Alden
Pansy, Isabella MacDonald Alden, Isabella M. Pansy, 2006
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Chautauqua summer: adventures of a late-twentieth-century ...
This is her story of that summer, and of her romance with Dmitri Karamazov.
Rebecca Chace, 1993
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The Chautauqua Movement
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
John Heyl Vincent, Lewis Miller, 2009
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Chautauqua Lake Region
Following World War II, under the leadership of Chautauqua Pres. Arthur E. Bestor, the Chautauqua Institution became internationally renowned for the caliber of its presentations and presenters and tor its performances and performers.
Kathleen Crocker, Jane Currie, 2002
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Four Mothers at Chautauqua
Isabella Alden, Grace Livingston Hill's aunt and mentor, tells a story of wayward children whose mothers pray that a summer at Chatauqua will help them discover the love of God in they same way they did long before.
Isabella Alden, 1997
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Along Chautauqua Lake
Railroads began offering special excursion rates for a day trip to the Chautauqua Lake area. These excursion trains coordinated with the trolleys and steamboats spreading the day-trippers along Chautauqua Lake to enjoy a pleasant day "in ...
Karen E. Livsey, Dorothy E. Levin, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAUTAUQUA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chautauqua is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chautauqua group expresses water concerns
SHELBYVILLE -- A group working to restore the Chautauqua Auditorium in Shelbyville's Forest Park asked the City Council on Monday night to ... «Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, Jul 15»
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Chautauqua Park road to be removed
Tempelmeyer said there will still be a gravel road leading to the current intersection of the park road and the bike trail through Chautauqua. «Beatrice Daily Sun, Jul 15»
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Striped tent marks the spot for Ohio Chautauqua
That company provides, sets up and tears down tents for the Ohio Chautauqua, a traveling history show presented by the Ohio Humanities ... «Coshocton Tribune, Jul 15»
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Chautauqua Theater season kicks off with 'Our Town'
Next up in the Chautauqua season is Lynne Nottage's play “Intimate Apparel,” about a black seamstress working in New York City in the early ... «Buffalo.com, Jul 15»
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History resounds in Clifton chautauqua
Martin Luther King Jr.'s messages of nonviolence, equality and social justice have been taught and recited for many decades around the world. «Yellow Springs News, Jul 15»
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GALLERY: Waseca's Chautauqua a time for friends, food and music
Susan Hynes, left, and Jane Halla, came to Chautauqua in period dress. (Suzanne Rook/Waseca County News) ... «Southernminn.com, Jul 15»
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Family Service Of Chautauqua Region Welcomes New Staff
Family Service Of Chautauqua Region Welcomes New Staff ... full-time administrative assistant at Family Service of the Chautauqua Region. «Jamestown Post Journal, Jul 15»
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Chautauqua Days featuring variety
VARIETY is featured for the 26th annual Epworth Park Chautauqua Homecoming Days & Bethesda Festival, planned July 11 and 12 in ... «Martins Ferry Times Leader, Jul 15»
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Young announces funding to clean and preserve Chautauqua Lake
ALBANY - Senator Catharine Young (R- Olean) has announced that she secured state assistance for invasive species prevention for ... «Evening Observer, Jul 15»
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Chautauqua County Tapestry program gets $1 million infusion
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $1 million grant to the Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene. «Buffalo News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Chautauqua [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chautauqua>. May 2024 ».
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