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Charles
[ chahrlz; French sharl ]
noun
- Jacques A·le·xan·dre Cé·sar [ah-lek-sah, n, -d, r, 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.
- a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “man.”
Charles
/ ʃɑː /
noun
- Charles, Prince of Wales1948MBritishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 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
- CharlesRay19302004MUSMUSIC: popular singerMUSIC: pianistMUSIC: songwriter Ray real name Ray Charles Robinson. 1930–2004, US singer, pianist, and songwriter, whose work spans jazz, blues, gospel, pop, and country music
Charles
/ ä /
- 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.
Example Sentences
Charles Edward Stuart, better known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, led a rising in 1745 to win back the thrones of Britain for his father, the exiled James VIII.
To that end, the distributor is releasing its first animated film this month, called “The King of Kings,” in which author Charles Dickens tells his son the story of Jesus.
It was an honor to share the screen with Charles Bronson — and to get wasted by him.
University of Edinburgh researchers examined dozens of dinosaur footprints at Prince Charles's Point on the island's Trotternish Peninsula.
Royal Assent is the last requirement needed before a parliamentary bill becomes law, where the Head of State, King Charles, gives Ms Murray's campaign formal approval for it to become law.
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