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Chautauqua

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ʃəˈtɔːkwə/
  • /ʃəˈtækwə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AH0 T AO1 K W AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A town and lake resort community in Chautauqua County, New York.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A kind of travelling tent-show which used to move across America featuring popular talks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of Chautauqua.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

From Erie [Term?].

Real reading context

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