Chautauqua (disambiguation)
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Chautauqua is an Iroquois
word, meaning either "two moccasins tied together", "bag tied at the middle", "where the fish are taken out" or "jumping fish." The term may refer to:
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
word, meaning either "two moccasins tied together", "bag tied at the middle", "where the fish are taken out" or "jumping fish." The term may refer to:
Adult education
- ChautauquaChautauquaChautauqua was an adult education movement in the United States, highly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s. The Chautauqua brought entertainment and culture for the whole community, with...
, an adult education movement featuring lectures, plays, and musical performances; the word is also used for any single organization pursuing this activity. The idea was originated in 1874 in Chautauqua, New YorkChautauqua, New YorkChautauqua is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, U.S. . The population was 4,666 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Chautauqua Lake. The traditional meaning remains 'bag tied in the middle'...
, which lends its name to the format, but was soon copied elsewhere. - Chautauqua InstitutionChautauqua InstitutionThe Chautauqua Institution is a non-profit adult education center and summer resort located on 750 acres in Chautauqua, New York, 17 miles northwest of Jamestown in the western part of New York State...
, where the Chautauqua movement started in 1874; still in operation- Chautauqua, a literary journal published by the Chautauqua Institution
Places
- Chautauqua, IllinoisChautauqua, IllinoisChautauqua, Illinois is a private gated summer resort that started as a 19th century tent settlement. The name Piasa is taken from a nearby Native American painting of a mythical bird, called the Piasa Bird, which was painted on the bluffs high above the Mississippi River...
, a private summer resort, originally started as a tent Chautauqua - Chautauqua, KansasChautauqua, KansasChautauqua is a city in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 111.-Geography:Chautauqua is located at...
, a city - Chautauqua, New YorkChautauqua, New YorkChautauqua is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, U.S. . The population was 4,666 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Chautauqua Lake. The traditional meaning remains 'bag tied in the middle'...
, a town - Chautauqua, Ohio, a town
- Chautauqua Park, a park in the foothills of Boulder, CO
- Chautauqua County, KansasChautauqua County, KansasChautauqua County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,669. Its county seat and most populous city is Sedan...
- Chautauqua County, New YorkChautauqua County, New York-Major highways:* Interstate 86/New York State Route 17 * Interstate 90 * U.S. Route 20* U.S. Route 62* New York State Route 5* New York State Route 39* New York State Route 60* New York State Route 394...
- Chautauqua LakeChautauqua LakeChautauqua Lake is located entirely within Chautauqua County, New York, USA. The lake is approximately long and wide at its greatest width. The surface area is approximately 13,000 acres . The maximum depth is about 78 feet...
, a lake in Chautauqua County in western New York, and the source of all other places with this name