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Charles

[chahrlz; for 2 also Fr. sharl]

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(Prince of Edinburgh and of Wales), born 1948, heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain (son of Elizabeth II).

Jacques A·le·xan·dre Cé·sar [ah-lek-sahn-dr^uh sey-zahr] , 1746–1823, French physicist and inventor.

Ray (Ray Charles Robinson), 1930–2004, U.S. blues singer and pianist.

Cape, a cape in E Virginia, N of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay.

a river in E Massachusetts, flowing between Boston and Cambridge into the Atlantic. 47 miles (75 km) long.

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a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “man.”

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Charlemagne.

(“the Bald”), a.d. 823–877, king of France 840–877; as Charles II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 875–877.

1500–58, king of Spain 1516–56; as Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1519–56.

1600–49, king of Great Britain 1625–49 (son of James I).

1887–1922, emperor of Austria 1916–18; as Charles IV, king of Hungary 1916–18.

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Charles I (def. 2).

(“Charles the Fat”), a.d. 809–888, king of France 884–887; as Charles III, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 881–887.

1630–85, king of Great Britain 1660–85 (son of Charles I of England).

1661–1700, king of Spain 1665–1700.

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Charles II (def. 2).

(“Charles the Simple”), a.d. 879–929, king of France 898–923.

Charles VI (def. 2).

1716–1788, king of Spain 1759–88; as Charles IV, king of Naples 1734–59.

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(“Charles the Fair”), 1294–1328, king of France 1322–28.

(Charles of Luxembourg), 1316–78, king of Germany 1347–78 and Bohemia 1346–78; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1355–78.

Charles I (def. 5).

Charles III (def. 4).

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(“Charles the Wise”), 1337–81, king of France 1364–80.

Charles I (def. 3).

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(“Charles the Mad” or “Charles the Well-beloved”), 1368–1422, king of France 1380–1422.

1685–1740, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1711–40; as Charles III, king of Hungary 1711–40.

noun

(“Charles the Victorious”), 1403–61, king of France 1422–61 (son of Charles VI).

(Charles Albert), 1697–1745, elector of Bavaria 1726–45; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1742–45.

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1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).

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1550–74, king of France 1560–74.

1550–1611, king of Sweden 1604–11 (son of Gustavus I).

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(Charles Gustavus), 1622–60, king of Sweden 1654–60.

1757–1836, king of France 1824–30.

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1655–97, king of Sweden 1660–97 (son of Charles X).

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1682–1718, king of Sweden 1697–1718.

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Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste Jules.

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Charles (tʃɑːlz)

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1.	Prince of Wales. born 1948, son of Elizabeth II; heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He married (1981) Lady Diana Spencer; they separated in 1992 and were divorced in 1996; their son, Prince William of Wales, was born in 1982 and their second son, Prince Henry, in 1984; married (2005) Camilla Parker Bowles
2.	Ray real name Ray Charles Robinson. 1930--2004, US singer, pianist, and songwriter, whose work spans jazz, blues, gospel, pop, and country music

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Word Origin & History

Charles

masc. proper name, from Fr., from M.L. Carolus, from M.H.G. Karl "man, husband" (see carl).

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Charles

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French physicist and inventor who formulated Charles's law in 1787. In 1783 he became the first person to use hydrogen in balloons for flight.

Slang Dictionary

Charles definition

n.
cocaine. (Drugs.) : Is there a house where I can buy some Charles somewhere close?
n.
a Caucasian. (Black. Not necessarily derogatory.) : And what is Charles gonna say about what you did to his car?

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Charles

English jurist who, as chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas (1761-66), refused to enforce general warrants (naming no particular person to be arrested). As lord chancellor of Great Britain (1766-70), he opposed the government's North American colonial policy of taxation without parliamentary representation

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