a seaport in SE South Carolina.
a city in and the capital of West Virginia, in the W part.
a city in E central Illinois.
a city in central West Virginia: the state capital. Pop: 51 394 (2003 est)
a port in SE South Carolina, on the Atlantic: scene of the first action in the Civil War. Pop: 101 024 (2003 est)
Named after Charleston, South Carolina
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The two have met three times before, including twice this year, on hard courts in Dubai and on clay in Charleston, S.C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
For example, the Colored People’s Convention that met in 1865 in Charleston, South Carolina, argued that equal voting rights were “inherent and essential to every republican form of government.”
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
There were also limited editions such as the Charleston, the Dolly and a "007" version to coincide with the 1981 James Bond Movie "For Your Eyes Only" that featured a yellow 2CV.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Breeze’s first flight out of Atlantic City, to Charleston, S.C., had been scheduled for a few days after Spirit shut down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
With the help of a magnetometer and side-scan sonar, the crew identified a large metal object about four miles off the coast of Sullivan’s Island, located in Charleston Harbor.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Opera singer Wynne Evans has become the eighth star to leave this year's Strictly Come Dancing after his charleston left judges cold.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024
In 2013, she dazzled on Strictly Come Dancing, wowing the judges with, among other performances, a memorably bouncy whirl through the charleston.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2020
For their choice, Jay and Aliona chose to do the paso doble to It's My Life by Bon Jovi, while Georgia and Giovanni returned to the charleston, dancing to Hot Honey Rag from Chicago.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2015
Music comes from the Ceilidh Liberation Front and you can even learn to jive or charleston, if you so wish.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2013
RUNNER-UP charleston, south carolina Anglers will find prime action with whites around this southern hot spot.
From Time Magazine Archive
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