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Chicagoua means wild garlic in the Miami language, which is part of the very large Algonquian group. On the other hand, the Chippewa (or Ojibwe - another Algonquian language) word shegahg or jikag means skunk.

One or other of these two words is the origin of the name Chicago.

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The name "Chicago" is derived from the indigenous Miami-Illinois language. In Miami-Illinois, the word for wild onion or garlic is "shikaakwa," which is believed to be the basis for the city's name.

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