Definitions

Chicago

[shi-kah-goh, -kaw-] / ʃɪˈkɑ goʊ, -ˈkɔ- /

NOUN

u.s. city

Synonyms

STRONG

Chi

WEAK

Chi-town City by the Lake City of the Lakes and Prairies Fort Dearborn Second City the Loop the Windy City

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Thanks to favorable physics, AM signals also travel much farther—I once picked up a station in Chicago at nighttime while driving through North Carolina.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

The city of Chicago is also seen as the global hub for derivatives trading.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago found that life insurers’ private loans grew from $386 billion in 2014 to $849 billion in 2024.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Francis Dayamba has added everything from a claw machine to an electric-vehicle charger since buying his Chicago laundromat three years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

I started leaving my copy of the Chicago Press & Tribune on the table each day for Aunt Kitty to read, something she was always saying she had no time for.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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