Chicagoan

English

Etymology

From Chicago +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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

Chicagoan (comparative more Chicagoan, superlative most Chicagoan)

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

Translations

Noun

Chicagoan (plural Chicagoans)

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

Translations

French

Alternative forms

  • Chicagoain

Etymology

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

Noun

Chicagoan m (plural Chicagoans, feminine Chicagoane)

  1. Chicagoan (native or inhabitant of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States) (usually male)
    Synonym: Chicagolais