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Charlottetown

American  
[shahr-luht-taun] / ˈʃɑr lətˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a seaport on and the capital of Prince Edward Island, in SE Canada.


Charlottetown British  
/ ˈʃɑːlətˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a port in SE Canada, capital of the province of Prince Edward Island. Pop: 38 114 (2001)

"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

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And since 1965, except during a pandemic-induced two-year break, most of those tourists have taken in performances of “Anne of Green Gables — The Musical” at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2022

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, on Prince Edward Island, declared a Code Orange to activate protocols to care for more emergency patients.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022

“I saw something about two feet long with a strange shape,” said Cormier, 36, who lives in Charlottetown.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022

In Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island, a statue of Canada's first Prime Minister, John A Macdonald, is being removed following the discovery of the children's remains.

From BBC ● May 31, 2021

James Douglas Haszard was born in Charlottetown in the year 1797.

From History of Prince Edward Island by Duncan Campbell

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