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Audio Help /tʃɑrlz; for 2 also Fr. ʃarl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[chahrlz; for 2 also Fr. sharl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun | 1. | (Prince of Edinburgh and of Wales) born 1948, heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain (son of Elizabeth II). |
| 3. | Ray (Ray Charles Robinson), 1930–2004, U.S. blues singer and pianist. |
| 4. | Cape, a cape in E Virginia, N of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. |
| 5. | a river in E Massachusetts, flowing between Boston and Cambridge into the Atlantic. 47 mi. (75 km) long. |
| 6. | a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “man.” |
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Charles River
A river, about 97 km (60 mi) long, of eastern Massachusetts flowing into Boston harbor and separating Boston from Cambridge.
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| charles river |
noun |
| a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston [syn: Charles] |
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