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Chicagoan

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English

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Etymology

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From Chicago +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ʃɪˈkɑː.ɡoʊən/, /ʃɪˈkɔ.ɡoʊən/

Adjective

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Chicagoan (comparative more Chicagoan, superlative most Chicagoan)

  1. Of, from or relating to Chicago.

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Noun

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Chicagoan (plural Chicagoans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Chicago.
    • 1953 July, Allen Rowley, “First Impressions of American Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 493:
      Chicago was the turning point of my journey and I left there at midnight abroad [sic] the "Chicagoan," an express of the New York Central System.

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English Chicagoan. By surface analysis, Chicago +‎ -an.

Noun

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Chicagoan m (plural Chicagoans, feminine Chicagoane)

  1. Chicagoan (native or inhabitant of Chicago)
    Synonym: Chicagolais