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Charles

[ chahrlz; French sharl ]

noun

  1. Jacques A·le·xan·dre Cé·sar [ah-lek-sah, n, -d, r, uh, sey-, zahr], 1746–1823, French physicist and inventor.
  2. Ray Ray Charles Robinson, 1930–2004, U.S. blues singer and pianist.
  3. Cape, a cape in E Virginia, N of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay.
  4. a river in E Massachusetts, flowing between Boston and Cambridge into the Atlantic. 47 miles (75 km) long.
  5. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “man.”


Charles

/ ʃɑː /

noun

  1. 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
  2. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Charles

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  1. 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.
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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.

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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.

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It was an honor to share the screen with Charles Bronson — and to get wasted by him.

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University of Edinburgh researchers examined dozens of dinosaur footprints at Prince Charles's Point on the island's Trotternish Peninsula.

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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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