Chi-townn.

Brit.

/ˈʃʌɪtaʊn/,

/ˈtʃʌɪtaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈʃaɪˌtaʊn/,

/ˈtʃaɪˌtaʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Chi n.², town n.

Etymology: < Chi n.² + town n.

A nickname for: the city of Chicago, Illinois.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [noun] > in North America > Chicago

garden city1838

Windy City1887

Chi1895

Chi-town1901

1901 Butte (Montana) Inter Mountain 23 Nov. 4/1 The ‘Chi’ town men who were going down to St. Louis and buy up the Missouri river town for the purpose of pulling off the fight there were thrown completely in the air after all their boastfulness.

1902 Blue & Gold 1903 (Univ. of Calif.) 344 Chi-town is a great city.

1949 Jacksonville (Illinois) Daily Jrnl. 1 Sept. 9/6 He'll probably sign his talents over to the Chi-town boys.

1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 May 32 T.T. has brought his brother's recordings all the way from Chi-town.

1989 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Disp. (Nexis) 26 May 1 f The Bolshoi Ballet..arrived in Chitown on Monday only to discover that the costumes had not landed with them.

2002 S. Weller Secret Chicago 112 How this man became the god of the Chi-town kitchen is beyond me.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chi-town
释义	Chi-townn. Brit. /ˈʃʌɪtaʊn/, /ˈtʃʌɪtaʊn/, U.S. /ˈʃaɪˌtaʊn/, /ˈtʃaɪˌtaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Chi n.², town n. Etymology: < Chi n.² + town n. A nickname for: the city of Chicago, Illinois. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [noun] > in North America > Chicago garden city1838 Windy City1887 Chi1895 Chi-town1901 1901 Butte (Montana) Inter Mountain 23 Nov. 4/1 The ‘Chi’ town men who were going down to St. Louis and buy up the Missouri river town for the purpose of pulling off the fight there were thrown completely in the air after all their boastfulness. 1902 Blue & Gold 1903 (Univ. of Calif.) 344 Chi-town is a great city. 1949 Jacksonville (Illinois) Daily Jrnl. 1 Sept. 9/6 He'll probably sign his talents over to the Chi-town boys. 1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 May 32 T.T. has brought his brother's recordings all the way from Chi-town. 1989 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Disp. (Nexis) 26 May 1 f The Bolshoi Ballet..arrived in Chitown on Monday only to discover that the costumes had not landed with them. 2002 S. Weller Secret Chicago 112 How this man became the god of the Chi-town kitchen is beyond me. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901
随便看	object case object chart object choice object clause object code object complement object end object language object lens object lesson object matter object mirror object of art object of art and virtu object of excess object of speculation object of virtu object of virtue object plate object program object pronoun oenothera oenothionic oeo oeps