Charlesbourg

American  

[shahrl-boorg, sharl-boor] / ˈʃɑrl bʊərg, ʃarlˈbur /

noun

1. a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec.

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Example Sentences

After more than two centuries, Talon's idea remains stamped on the soil; and the plans of the Charlesbourg villages as surveyed in our own days show distinctly the form of settlement adopted by the intendant.

From The Great Intendant : A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 by Langton, H. H. (Hugh Hornby)

This was at Charlesbourg, a village near Quebec, where he was watching the fun at the first election ever held.

From The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton by Wood, William Charles Henry

In her usual decided way, she ordered the servant to drive back to Charlesbourg, inform her father why she had remained behind, and return to learn her wishes the next morning.

From The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 by Lespérance, John

Those who wish to visit the Hermitage, are strongly advised to take the cart-road which leads easterly from the Charlesbourg church, turning up.

From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir

Passing through Charlesbourg, Lorette, and St. Augustin, by the evening of the 15th they had covered the thirty miles intervening between Quebec and the Jacques-Cartier river.

From Old Quebec The Fortress of New France by Bryan, Claude Glennon