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Charles⋅ton

  [chahrlz-tuhn, chahrl-stuhn]
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–noun
1. a seaport in SE South Carolina. 69,510.
2. a city in and the capital of West Virginia, in the W part. 63,968.
3. a city in E central Illinois. 19,355.
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Charles⋅ton

  [chahrlz-tuhn, chahrl-stuhn]
–noun
1. a vigorous, rhythmic ballroom dance popular in the 1920s.
–verb (used without object)
2. to dance the Charleston.
Origin:
named after Charleston, South Carolina
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Charles·ton 1   (chärl'stən)   

  1. A city of southeast South Carolina northeast of Savannah. Charleston has been a major commercial and cultural center since colonial times. Population: 108,000.

  2. The capital and largest city of West Virginia, in the west-central part of the state. The city grew around the site of Fort Lee in the late 1780s. Population: 50,800.

Charles·ton 2   (chärl'stən)   
n.  A fast ballroom dance in 4/4 time, popular during the 1920s.

[After Charleston1, South Carolina.]
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Cultural Dictionary

Charleston

A fast-paced dance, with elaborate arm movements, that became a craze in the United States during the 1920s.


Charleston

Two cities in the South: one a port city in southeastern South Carolina, the other the capital of West Virginia.

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Word Origin & History

Charleston 
dance style characterized by side-kicks from the knee, 1923 (as title of a song), from the U.S. city of Charleston, S.C., named for King Charles II of England.
"I have no objection to a person dancing their feet and head off ... but I think it best that they keep away from the Charleston." ["New York Times," July 26, 1925]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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