n.
Pronunciation: sh ə - ' kä-( ˌ )g ō , - ' ko ̇ -, -g ə
Function: geographical name
1 river Chicago, Ill., having a N branch & a S branch & orig. flowing E into Lake Michigan but now flowing S through S branch & Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal into Des Plaines River
2 city & port NE Ill. on Lake Michigan pop 2,896,016
– Chi · ca · go · an \ - ' kä-g ō - ə n, - ' ko ̇ - \ noun