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Chi-Town

/ˈʃaɪˌtaʊn/

Chi-Town proper noun: chicago.

Proper noun

Chi-Town

  1. (slang) Chicago.
    • By the time we hit that Chi-town
      Them bears was a-gettin' smart.
      They'd brought up some reinforcements
      From the Illinois National Guard.1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall
    • You was the Chi-Town version of Baby / And I was just a virgin, a baby2005, “Drive Slow”, in Late Registration, performed by Kanye West

Synonyms of Chi-Town

Forms of Chi-Town

alternative formChitown
alternative formChiTown

Questions about Chi-Town

What does Chi-Town mean?
Chi-Town means chicago.
What part of speech is Chi-Town?
Chi-Town is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chi-Town?
Chi-Town is pronounced /ˈʃaɪˌtaʊn/.

Words near Chi-Town in the dictionary

  1. chi-square test
  2. chi-square tests
  3. chi-squared distribution
  4. chi-squared distributions
  5. chi-squares
  6. Chi-Town
  7. Chi.
  8. chia
  9. chia seed
  10. chia seeds
  11. Chia-hsien

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