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It's nice to be able to work; I'd love to be able to do another TV show I could do in Chicago so I could live and work in the same place. It's hard being a parent and being in a good marriage, and it all takes a lot of work, but if you're not there you can't do any of it.
Joan Cusack

Meaning of "Chicago" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHICAGO

Chicago  [ʃɪˈkɑːɡəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHICAGO

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determiner
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Chicago 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 CHICAGO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles. With 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in both the U.S. state of Illinois and the American Midwest. Its metropolitan area, sometimes called Chicagoland, is home to 9.5 million people and is the third-largest in the United States. Chicago is the seat of Cook County. Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and experienced rapid growth in the mid-nineteenth century. Today, the city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation, with O'Hare International Airport being the second-busiest airport in the world; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways, and railroad freight entering its region. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranks seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index.

Definition of Chicago in the English dictionary

The definition of Chicago in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHICAGO


amigo
æˈmiːɡəʊ
Argo
ˈɑːɡəʊ
argot
ˈɑːɡəʊ
asiago
ˌæzɪˈɑːɡəʊ
botargo
bəˈtɑːɡəʊ
cagot
ˈkɑːɡəʊ
cargo
ˈkɑːɡəʊ
embargo
ɛmˈbɑːɡəʊ
Fargo
ˈfɑːɡəʊ
farrago
fəˈrɑːɡəʊ
galago
ɡəˈlɑːɡəʊ
kago
ˈkɑːɡəʊ
largo
ˈlɑːɡəʊ
Otago
ɒˈtɑːɡəʊ
pargo
ˈpɑːɡəʊ
preembargo
ˌpriːɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ
Santiago
ˌsæntɪˈɑːɡəʊ
supercargo
ˌsuːpəˈkɑːɡəʊ
virago
vɪˈrɑːɡəʊ
vorago
vəˈrɑːɡəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHICAGO

Chichagof Island
Chichester
Chichewa
chichi
Chichihaerh

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHICAGO

ago
archipelago
Bismarck Archipelago
dago
galapago
imago
Lake Winnebago
lumbago
Malay Archipelago
Pago Pago
pichiciago
plumbago
sago
Saramago
solidago
Sulu Archipelago
Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuamotu Archipelago
Winnebago

Synonyms and antonyms of Chicago in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Chicago» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHICAGO

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

Translator English - Chinese

芝加哥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Chicago
570 millions of speakers

English

Chicago
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शिकागो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شيكاغو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Чикаго
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Chicago
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিকাগো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Chicago
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chicago
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chicago
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シカゴ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시카고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chicago
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Chicago
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிகாகோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिकागो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Chicago
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Chicago
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Chicago
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Чикаго
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Chicago
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Σικάγο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Chicago
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Chicago
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Chicago
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Chicago

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHICAGO»

The term «Chicago» is very widely used and occupies the 2.375 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHICAGO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Chicago» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Chicago» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «CHICAGO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Chicago.
1
Karen Abbott
Before the Great Chicago Fire, no one took notice of Patrick and Catherine O'Leary, two Irish immigrants who lived with their five children on the city's West Side.
2
Nelson Algren
Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring.
3
Ed Asner
My first job was with an auto plant, Kansas City - they treated you like slaves. From there I went back to Chicago, worked in steel mills, drove a cab, stuff like that.
4
Saul Bellow
No realistic, sane person goes around Chicago without protection.
5
Shelley Berman
My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's.
6
Wilford Brimley
I resent the fact that people in places like Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco believe that they should be able to tell us how to live our lives, operate our businesses, and what to do with the land that we love and cherish.
7
Jane Byrne
The people of Chicago are a proud people - and for good reason.
8
James Cronin
In 1971 I returned to the University of Chicago as Professor of Physics.
9
James Cronin
Our whole family assembles in Chicago at Christmas and usually in Aspen in the summer.
10
Joan Cusack
It's nice to be able to work; I'd love to be able to do another TV show I could do in Chicago so I could live and work in the same place. It's hard being a parent and being in a good marriage, and it all takes a lot of work, but if you're not there you can't do any of it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHICAGO»

Discover the use of Chicago in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Chicago and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chicago
The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you! America's 3rd largest city is known for its non-stop energy, outstanding architecture, ethnic neighborhoods and cultural life.
‎2001
2
Chicago: A Biography
But what distinguishes this book from the many others on the subject is its author’s uncommon ability to illuminate the lives of Chicago’s ordinary people.
Dominic A. Pacyga, 2009
3
Chicago
An all-new guide to exploring the "cradle of American history". Everything you need to know about historic homes, Revolutionary War sites, Harvard University, literary landmarks, gardens, neighborhood shopping, and more.
Michael Uhl, 1994
4
Street Player: My Chicago Story
And in this book, for the first time, Seraphine tells the painful story, from the heart, of close friend and cofounder Terry Kath's death and of Seraphine's traumatic 1990 firing from the band and the pain that he has only recently overcome ...
Danny Seraphine, 2010
5
Chicago Haunts: Ghostlore of the Windy City
Offers a collection of legends, tales, and stories of hauntings in Chicago, Illinois.
Ursula Bielski, 1998
6
The Chicago School of Architecture: A History of Commercial ...
Discusses the materials and structural techniques of this period in relation to the economic and cultural growth of Chicago and analyzes the school's role in the development of modern architecture
Carl W. Condit, 1973
7
Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood ...
Following in the influential tradition of the Chicago School of urban studies but updated for the twenty-first century, Great American City is at once a landmark research project, a commanding argument for a new theory of social life, and ...
Robert J. Sampson, 2012
8
The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream
In luminous prose, Chicago native Thomas Dyja re-creates the story of the city in its postwar prime and explains its profound impact on modern America—from Chess Records to Playboy, McDonald’s to the University of Chicago.
Thomas L. Dyja, 2013
9
The Devil in the White City: A Saga of Magic and Murder at ...
Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Erik Larson, 2004
10
The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers
Field-tested with students and professionals alike, this book shows writers how to think about numbers during the writing process. Miller begins with twelve principles that lay the foundation for good writing about numbers.
Jane E. Miller, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHICAGO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Chicago is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dozens of Shootings in 1 Weekend: A Look at Chicago's Gun Problem
Fireworks took on a second meaning in Chicago this 4th of July weekend. Dozens of people were shot, including a 7-year-old boy who died ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
2
Chicago man gets 18 months in prison for scheme to avoid auto …
A Chicago native was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to 18 months in prison for soliciting payoffs from drivers with impounded vehicles. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Chicago activists sue Lincolnwood, Lyons, Riverdale over gun sales
An anti-violence coalition that includes Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Church and other community activists is suing three Chicago ... «WLS-TV, Jul 15»
4
Chicago Has Had More Than 12000 Shootings Since 2010 (MAP)
CHICAGO LAWN — When Marshall Hawkins walks around his neighborhood, he carefully picks a route based on the places where people ... «DNAinfo, Jul 15»
5
Why Chicago's new 'cloud tax' really blows
No one needs to convince us that the city of Chicago has enormous fiscal problems, and we concede that the solution must involve raising ... «Crain's Chicago Business, Jul 15»
6
Nephews of Illinois state senator killed in Chicago weekend violence
Mattie Hunter, D-Chicago, said Tuesday two of her nephews, 25-year-old John Hunter and 31-year-old Willie Hunter, were killed in a shooting ... «WGN-TV, Jul 15»
7
CTA, Metra to add service for Taste of Chicago, Crosstown Classic …
The CTA and Metra are adding extra bus and train service beginning Wednesday for several events, including Taste of Chicago, the Crosstown ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
8
Everything you need to know about Taste of Chicago 2015
The free-admission food festival takes place in Grant Park 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and ... «WGN-TV, Jul 15»
9
Rubio on U.S. Economy: 'The Old Ways No Longer Work'
"We need in this country a new president for a new age," Rubio declared from the downtown Chicago offices of a digital startup. By Steve ... «NBC Chicago, Jul 15»
10
Chicago Funeral Homes Face Challenges in Gang Territory
There were more than 2,000 shootings in Chicago last year, and the city is on pace for more this year. The violence worsens in the summer ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»

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