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Word: Chautauqua
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: named after Chautauqua, a county in New York State, where such an institution was first set up
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tʃɔːˈtɔːkwə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an institution that provided popular adult education courses and entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Short Definition:institution that provided popular adult education courses
Examples:- some sophisticate who had attended chautauquas in other parts of the country
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