Chautauquan

adjective

Chau·​tau·​quan

-wən

1

sometimes capitalized : of or relating to a chautauqua or chautauquas

2

: of or relating to a subdivision of the North American Devonian

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from chautauqua + -an; in sense 2, from Chautauqua lake + English -an

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