Standard Lemma guide

Chicagoan

adj · noun · 2 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • US: /ʃɪˈkɑː.ɡoʊən/
  • US: /ʃɪˈkɔ.ɡoʊən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: CH IH1 K AH0 G OW2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from or relating to the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A native or inhabitant of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Miami šikaakwabor. French Chécagoubor. English Chicago English -an English Chicagoan From Chicago + -an.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: чикагски (čikagski) — Translations
  • French: chicagolais — Translations
  • Georgian: ჩიკაგოელი (čiḳagoeli) — Translations
  • German: Chicagoer — Translations
  • Hungarian: chicago-i — Translations
  • Korean: 시카고의 (sikagoui) — Translations
  • Pannonian Rusyn: чикаґски (čikagski) — Translations
  • Polish: chicagowski — Translations
  • Portuguese: chicaguense — Translations
  • Russian: чикагский (čikagskij) — Translations
  • Spanish: chicaguense — Translations
  • Spanish: chicagüense — Translations
  • Turkish: şikagolu — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 芝加哥人 (Zhījiāgērén) — Translations
  • Danish: Chicagoan — Translations
  • French: Chicagoan — Translations
  • French: Chicagoane — Translations
  • French: Chicagolais — Translations
  • French: Chicagolaise — Translations
  • German: Chicagoer — Translations
  • German: Chicagoerin — Translations
  • German: Chicagoaner — Translations
  • German: Chicagoanerin — Translations
  • Korean: 시카고인 (sikagoin) — Translations
  • Portuguese: chicaguense — Translations
  • Spanish: chicagüense — Translations