Chita

American  

[chi-tah, chyi-tah] / tʃɪˈtɑ, tʃyɪˈtɑ /

noun

1. a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.

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Chita British  

/ tʃiˈta /

noun

1. an industrial city in SE Russia, on the Trans-Siberian railway. Pop: 309 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Lopez’s big number, where she dons an ode to the all-white ensemble Chita Rivera wore in the original Broadway show, including a fedora to match, is all about the lure of escapist Hollywood fantasy: “Turn off the lights and turn on your mind,” she sings.

From Los Angeles Times

The movie’s stiff Spider Woman set pieces are a relic of the ’90s musical that put Chita Rivera in a massive web.

From Los Angeles Times

Okhunjon Rustamov, 31 and from Chita in Siberia, had worked as a welder after serving a mandatory term in special forces.

From BBC

However, social media users were quick to point out other deaths that had been snubbed from the montage, including Shelley Duvall, Treat Williams, Chita Rivera, Joe Flaherty and more.

From Salon

He also starred opposite Chita Rivera in a 1962 West End production of “Bye Bye Birdie” in London and first starred on Broadway in the 1965 production of “Skyscraper” with Julie Harris.

From Los Angeles Times