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chicago

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

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\-ˈkä-gō-ən, -ˈkȯ-\ noun

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