Chicagoan
Windy City native
A Chicagoan is a person from Chicago, Illinois.
The word functions as both noun and adjective: Chicagoan pride, a lifelong Chicagoan.
The city's residents are known for fierce loyalty to their hometown, its sports teams, and its distinctive pizza and hot dog styles.
Very tall urban building
- downtownCentral business district
- high-riseMultistory tall building
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
commute · traffic · congestion · taxi · pedestrian · street · boulevard · lakefront
Central region of significance
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- MidwestNorth-central American region
- friendlyShowing kindness, warmth
- hardworkingCommitted to sustained effort
down-to-earth · blue-collar · stockyards · meatpacking · industrial · rust-belt · working-class · neighborly
Large furry omnivores
- BullsChicago basketball franchise
- BlackhawksChicago professional hockey team
- tailgatingFollowing another vehicle unsafely
- superfanExtremely devoted follower
blues
Mournful American music genre
pizza
Topped flatbread dish
skyscraper
Very tall urban building
- downtownCentral business district
- high-riseMultistory tall building
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
neighborhood · commute · traffic · congestion · taxi · pedestrian · street · boulevard · lakefront · brownstone
heartland
Central region of significance
hardworking · down-to-earth · blue-collar · stockyards · meatpacking · industrial · rust-belt · working-class · neighborly · no-nonsense
Bears
Large furry omnivores
- BullsChicago basketball franchise
- BlackhawksChicago professional hockey team
- tailgatingFollowing another vehicle unsafely
wind
Air current outdoors
- blusteryWildly, coldly windy
- lake-effectWeather from nearby water
- snowstormHeavy winter precipitation event
frigid · blizzard · subzero · gusts · bundled · layering · winter · icy · freeze
ward
Protected person; division
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
Democratic · boss · clout · corruption · reform · civic · voter
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- City DwellersLondoner, Parisian, New Yorker, Berliner, Roman
- MidwesternersOhioan, Iowan, Kansan, Nebraskan, Minnesotan
- Regional LabelsYankee, Midwesterner, Texan, Californian, New Englander
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
- English Speakersnative speaker, native speakers, Americans, British, American
ChicagoanNew Yorker
Resident of a major metropolis
Manhattanite · Angeleno · Bostonian · Detroiter · San Franciscan
ChicagoanCalifornian
Native of a western state
New Englander · Texan · Floridian · Arizonan · coastal elite
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Chicago BullsIllinois professional basketball team
- Chicago CubsIllinois baseball franchise
- Chicago BearsIllinois professional football franchise
- Chicago White SoxWindy City baseball club
- Chicago-style pizzaTall crust pie with layered toppings