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Charlestown

American  
[chahrlz-toun] / ˈtʃɑrlzˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a former city in E Massachusetts: since 1874 a part of Boston; navy yard; battle of Bunker Hill June 17, 1775.


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It now has its headquarters in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood and an outpost in Puerto Rico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

With Charlestown, it was very much a grassroots and revolutionary way we brought food to the table.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

The Russian’s triumph in Tokyo ends a four-match losing streak in finals since her maiden title on clay at Charlestown in 2021.

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2023

Nilo lived in the neighborhood at the time, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said, and the attacks followed a similar pattern to the Charlestown cases.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023

It had really begun back in the Charlestown Prison, when Bimbi first made me feel envy of his stock of knowledge.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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