Chautauqua
noun
Lake, a lake in SW New York. 18 miles (29 km) long.
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chautauquanoun(in the US, formerly) a summer school or educational meeting held in the summer
Chautauqua
American
[shuh-taw-kwuh, chuh-]
/ ʃəˈtɔ kwə, tʃə- /
noun
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Lake, a lake in SW New York. 18 miles (29 km) long.
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a village on this lake: summer educational center.
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an annual educational meeting, originating in this village in 1874, providing public lectures, concerts, and dramatic performances during the summer months, usually in an outdoor setting.
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(usually lowercase) any similar assembly, especially one of a number meeting in a circuit of communities.
adjective
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of or relating to a system of education flourishing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, originating at Lake Chautauqua, New York.
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(usually lowercase) pertaining to a chautauqua.
a chautauqua program.
chautauqua
British
/ ʃəˈtɔːkwə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of chautauqua
C19: named after Chautauqua, a lake in New York near which such a school was first held
Example Sentences
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By the end of May, Caltrans said it expects to reopen a wider swath of the coastal highway, from Chautauqua Boulevard in Pacific Palisades to Carbon Beach Terrace in Malibu, to regular traffic.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025
News of his latest work comes a year after Sir Salman released an autobiographical account of what happened when he was stabbed on stage during an event at the Chautauqua Institution.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025
Pacific Coast Highway will remain closed between Chautauqua Boulevard and Carbon Beach Terrace until further notice due to the heavy flooding and mudslides, according to the California Department of Transportation.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025
He added that he was inspired to go to Chautauqua after seeing a tweet announcing that Mr Rushdie would be visiting.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025
During July, 1915, I had the opportunity to spend a few days at the annual Chautauqua being held at Gladstone, Oregon.
From The Demands of Rome Her Own Story of Thirty-One Years as a Sister of Charity in the Order of the Sisters of Charity of Providence of the Roman Catholic Church by Schoffen, Elizabeth
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