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chicagoland

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
chicagoland
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The metropolitan area of Chicago, including parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Etymology

From Chicago + -land. Generally thought to have been popularized by Robert R. McCormick, editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, first using it on page 1 of the July 27, 1926 issue, although it may have been coined much earlier.

Questions

What does chicagoland mean?
The metropolitan area of Chicago, including parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
Where does chicagoland come from?
From Chicago + -land. Generally thought to have been popularized by Robert R. McCormick, editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, first using it on page 1 of the July 27, 1926 issue, although it may have been coined much earlier.

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