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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

Gwyn Morley, from Charlestown, was notified by the Urology department at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Treliske on Friday morning that he was an "urgent cancer suspect referral".

From BBC Mar. 15, 2025

You now have a host of restaurants throughout the world, which started all the way back in 1989 with Olives in Charlestown, MA.

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

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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