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Charleston

1

[ chahrlz-tuhn, chahrl-stuhn ]

noun

  1. a vigorous, rhythmic ballroom dance popular in the 1920s.


verb (used without object)

  1. to dance the Charleston.

Charleston

2

[ chahrlz-tuhn, chahrl-stuhn ]

noun

  1. a seaport in SE South Carolina.
  2. a city in and the capital of West Virginia, in the W part.
  3. a city in E central Illinois.

Charleston

1

/ ˈtʃɑːlstən /

noun

  1. a city in central West Virginia: the state capital. Pop: 51 394 (2003 est)
  2. a port in SE South Carolina, on the Atlantic: scene of the first action in the Civil War. Pop: 101 024 (2003 est)
“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


charleston

2

/ ˈtʃɑːlstən /

noun

  1. a fast rhythmic dance of the 1920s, characterized by kicking and by twisting of the legs from the knee down
“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

Charleston

1
  1. A fast-paced dance, with elaborate arm movements, that became a craze in the United States during the 1920s.


Charleston

2
  1. Two cities in the South: one a port city in southeastern South Carolina , the other the capital of West Virginia .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Charleston1

Named after Charleston, South Carolina
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Charleston1

C20: named after Charleston , South Carolina
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Example Sentences

Today the company sources from more than 400 small businesses and makers, including ones in Austin, Charleston, Seattle and elsewhere, for other city-focused gift boxes.

They include many in the United States, such as Jamestown Island in Virginia, New York’s Statue of Liberty and Charleston’s Historic District.

They include many in the US, such as Jamestown Island in Virginia, New York’s Statue of Liberty, and Charleston, South Carolina’s Historic District.

As Justice runs for reelection, his Democratic opponent, Charleston attorney Ben Salango, has criticized the governor for not doing enough to push for construction of a new gas-fired power plant.

Smith works at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, in Charleston.

“If Charleston harbor needs improvement, let the commerce of Charleston bear the burden,” he said.

When the high court ruled in Brown, the Charleston circuit court, of course, reversed itself.

So Graham, Scott, and Sanford could have found a way to make it to Charleston if it really mattered to them.

As a college student, I was lucky enough to visit Charleston on a tour of Virginia Woolf related sites.

Soon after, government officials told residents of Charleston, West Virginia, and surrounding areas to stop using tap water.

They are men of great business habits, and command a great deal of respect and influence in the city of Charleston.

I had arranged to pass through Charleston in order that I might visit Sumter and see the effect of the artillery fire upon it.

She had been bought by a company of Englishmen, and, loaded with a most desirable cargo, had started for Wilmington or Charleston.

The captain would have orders to comply with my demand, and I was to direct him to sail to Charleston.

When Charleston was taken by the British, the Boston was one of the vessels cooped up there and lost.

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