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

Example Sentences

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Gutierrez moved from Chicago Fire to Guadalajara in January and helped them reach the title play-off round semi-final of Liga MX.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Before that, as a kid, she was a softball infielder in Long Island and then at the University of Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

E-motos also have a practical appeal, said Bryce Altaffer, a Chicago bike store manager who sells them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Chicago activists got the idea for whistles after speaking to Angelenos who told them how they communicated when cellphone service went down around the Metropolitan Detention Center that first weekend of raids.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Try as I might to believe that she was done thinking about the Home for the Friendless, there were any number of new asylums being built each month in Chicago.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan