[shuh-taw-kwuh, chuh-] 
| 1. | Lake, a lake in SW New York. 18 mi. (29 km) long. |
| 2. | a village on this lake: summer educational center. |
| 3. | an annual educational meeting, originating in this village in 1874, providing public lectures, concerts, and dramatic performances during the summer months, usually in an outdoor setting. |
| 4. | (usually lowercase ) any similar assembly, esp. one of a number meeting in a circuit of communities. |
| 5. | of or pertaining to a system of education flourishing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, originating at Lake Chautauqua, New York. |
| 6. | (usually lowercase) pertaining to a chautauqua: a chautauqua program. |
| Chau·tau·qua Lake (shə-tô'kwə, chə-) A lake of southwest New York. The Chautauqua movement of adult education, offering a range of cultural, religious, and recreational activities, was founded in 1874 at the resort village of Chautauqua on the northwest shore of the lake. |