CHI
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Chicago |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Geography & Places |
CHI has two meanings. It stands for Chicago (city and neighborhood) or Chile (country code).
Meanings of CHI at a glance
| # | CHI stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Geography & Places › City and Neighborhood |
| 2 | Chile | Geography & Places › Country Code |
1. Chicago
Geography & Places · City and Neighborhood Abbreviations
Short form for Chicago in sports scoreboards, social media and local slang, as in Chi-Town. Chicago, the third-largest US city, is known for its architecture, lakefront and deep-dish pizza.
Example: CHI 102, BOS 98 read the scoreboard at the end of overtime.
The television drama The Chi, set on the South Side, popularized the nickname. CHI is also the FIFA and IOC code for Chile.
2. Chile
Geography & Places · Country Code Abbreviations
Sports code for Chile used by FIFA and the IOC, while ISO uses CHL. It is easily confused with China, whose sports and ISO code is CHN.
Example: CHI won the Copa América on penalties in 2015 and again in 2016.
In US sports graphics CHI often abbreviates Chicago instead, as in CHI Bulls. Chile hosted the 1962 World Cup.
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