Main Entry:

Chi·ca·go

Pronunciation:

\shə-ˈkä-(ˌ)gō, -ˈkȯ-, -gə\

Function:

geographical name

1 river Chicago, Illinois, having a N branch & a S branch & originally flowing E into Lake Michigan but now flowing S through S branch & Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal into Des Plaines River 2 city & port NE Illinois on Lake Michigan population 2,896,016

— Chi·ca·go·an \-ˈkä-gō-ən, -ˈkȯ-\ noun