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chautauqua
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chautauqua [ʃəˈtɔːkwə]
n
(Social Science / Education) (in the US, formerly) a summer school or educational meeting held in the summer
[named after Chautauqua, a lake in New York near which such a school was first held]
Chautauqua an educational assembly modelled on that at Lake Chautauqua, 1874.
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We stayed at the amazing Chautauqua resort , built around one of the state's last remaining chautauquas, a wooden hall built in the late-1800s and designed to bring education to small rural communities.
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The Chautauquas flourished, despite some conflicts--their African-American members were in danger when they toured areas rife with KKK members and sympathizers--filling a much-needed role until the Great Depression, when the rise of radio and movies eclipsed them.
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