Chautauqua
[shə-TOK-wə]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Iroquoian, late 19th century
1.
(North American) An institution that provided popular adult education courses and entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Examples of Chautauqua in a sentence
"Elena wanted to visit a chautauqua community during her vacation."
"Leilani was instrumental in establishing her community’s first chautauqua."
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