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

Example Sentences

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Villarreal: In the series, obviously, we’ve come to know Elsbeth as this Chicago lawyer; here she’s a New York City police consultant.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Friend of Slate Aziz Huq, a professor of law at the University of Chicago, analyzes the agreement between Trump and the IRS over the settlement of his lawsuit.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

“I sent photos to my mom like, Mom, look! Because Chicago has a beautiful skyline and I was in the middle of it,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The company spun off from France’s Institut d’Optique Graduate School in 2019 and has since expanded its global footprint, establishing its U.S. headquarters in Chicago just last year.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

What if they knew she wasn’t Mrs. Barley at all but a highly skilled detective from Chicago?

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan