释义
n.
N. Amer. an institution that provided popular adult education courses and entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
〈北美〉 (19世纪末20世纪初为大众提供教育及娱乐的)肖托夸教育机构。
词源
"late 19th cent.: named after Chautauqua, a county in New York State, where such an institution was first set."