What does Chautauqua mean?
“Chautauqua” is an Iroquois word with a few meanings— “a bag tied in the middle” or “two moccasins tied together,” and describes the shape of Chautauqua Lake, located in southwest New York. This area was the setting for the first educational assembly (Chautauqua Institution) and so provided the named to the movement.
How do you say Chautauqua NY?
Chautauqua – Chautauqua ( shə-TAW-kwə) was an adult education and social movement in the United States, highly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chautauqua County, New York – Chautauqua County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New York.