charleston

IPA: tʃˈɑrɫstʌn

Root Word: Charleston

noun

  • A number of places in the United States:
  • A city in Arkansas, and one of the two county seats of Franklin County.
  • A city, the county seat of Coles County, Illinois; after Charles Morton, its first postmaster.
  • A town in Maine; after Charles Vaughan, an early settler.
  • A city in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County.
  • A city, the county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri; after either nearby Charles Prairie or the city in South Carolina.
  • A town in New York; after Charles Van Epps, an early settler.
  • A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City; after Charles Kreischer, son of Balthasar Kreischer, after whom the town was previously named (as Kreischerville).
  • A city, the county seat of Charleston County, South Carolina; after Charles II of England.
  • A city in Tennessee.
  • A town in Utah; after Charles Shelton, an early settler.
  • A town in Vermont; after a naval battle near the city in South Carolina; the town's early settlers were naval officers.
  • The capital city of West Virginia, United States and the county seat of Kanawha County; perhaps after Charles Clendenin, the father of an early settler.
  • A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • A village in Angus council area, Scotland; after Charles Henderson, proprietor of the village's land before its formation.
  • An area of Dundee, Scotland.
  • A town in South Australia.
  • A coastal village south of Westport, West Coast, New Zealand.
  • (preceded by definite article) A dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina.

verb

  • (intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
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