Charleroi

or Char·le·roy

[ shar-luh--rwa ]

noun

1. a city in S Belgium.

Charleroi

/ ʃarlərwa /

noun

1. a town in SW Belgium, in Hainaut province: centre of an industrial region. Pop: 200 608 (2004 est)

Example Sentences

In the Euro 2000 championship, England and Germany clashed in the town of Charleroi, Belgium.

From Time

Charleroi surrendered to the French under Jourdan, seven days after the trenches had been opened.

From Project Gutenberg

A newly invented locomotive steam engine has been tried at Charleroi, with full success.

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On the Charleroi road, in rear of the centre, Lobau's corps was drawn up in close columns.

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The two armies met just south of Brussels, near Charleroi, where a main road crosses the Sambre.

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Between the flight to Charleroi and the escape to the Bellerophon, Napoleon shows no pluck and no brains.

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