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chautauqua

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for chautauqua.

Editorial note

A music professor at CU Boulder accompanies silent films at the Chautauqua event hall every summer.

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Quick take

A town and lake resort community in Chautauqua County, New York.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of chautauqua gathered in one view.

noun

A town and lake resort community in Chautauqua County, New York.

noun

Alternative form of Chautauqua. [A town and lake resort community in Chautauqua County, New York.]

noun

(historical) A kind of travelling tent-show which used to move across America featuring popular talks.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for chautauqua.

noun

A town and lake resort community in Chautauqua County, New York.

noun

Alternative form of Chautauqua. [A town and lake resort community in Chautauqua County, New York.]

noun

(historical) A kind of travelling tent-show which used to move across America featuring popular talks.

Example sentences

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A music professor at CU Boulder accompanies silent films at the Chautauqua event hall every summer.

2

It's quite possible that other approaches, like the Chautauqua movement, would be much more effective (my personal experience suggests it would).

3

I hadn't thought much about the Amish in many years until I spent significant time in Chautauqua this year.

4

Even around Chautauqua lake, where the best real estate is in that county, the max is probably around $3mil for houses that would make an $3mil house around here (DC) look like a cottage.

5

I didn't think there were many other people from Chautauqua county here.

6

I grew up near an Amish community in Chautauqua County, NY.

7

However, I think the Chautauqua theme is enlightening.

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I think the only time I have met anyone from Chautauqua county out here was when I went to see a Bills games at the Northstar Cafe in SF.

9

The next layer is significant portions of the book which the author calls a chautauqua which was a thing somewhere at the intersection of TED talks, a variety show, and a university lecture.

Quote examples

1

And the "chautauqua" (what the author calls the philosophical discussions) blew my mind!

2

I'm using a few files (less than 10) to handle different projects and keep them separate, I miss the single file for searching and there are always items that overlap different areas, but i prefer it this way now - plus I do have a "main" catchall file (chautauqua.txt, after Robert Pirsig's book reference).

3

This has been true since the first “advanced” gorilla put on underwear, cultivated a frown and began his first lecture tour in the first chautauqua, and it will be so until the high gods, tired of the farce at last, obliterate the race with one great, final blast of fire, mustard gas and streptococci.

Proper noun examples

1

Poor people of Chautauqua, now they will be overrun by people’s seeking a new home.

2

Chautauqua sounds like something that should exist everywhere, every city, every town.

3

The premise centers around the idea of a Chautauqua, so I think it does really well as an audio book.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use chautauqua in a sentence?

A music professor at CU Boulder accompanies silent films at the Chautauqua event hall every summer.

What does chautauqua mean?

A town and lake resort community in Chautauqua County, New York.

What part of speech is chautauqua?

chautauqua is commonly used as noun.