Definitions for Charles
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1. Charles, Charles IX(noun)

   King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

2. Charles, Charles VII(noun)

   King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461)

3. Charles, Charles II, Charles I, Charles the Bald(noun)

   as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)

4. Charles, Charles II(noun)

   King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685)

5. Charles, Charles I, Charles Stuart(noun)

   son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649)

6. Charles, Prince Charles(noun)

   the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948)

7. Charles, Jacques Charles, Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles(noun)

   French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823)

8. Charlemagne, Carolus, Charles, Charles I, Charles the Great(noun)

   king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)

9. Charles, Charles River(noun)

   a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston

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1. Charles(ProperNoun)

   A male given name from the Germanic languages.

   Charles the Great / Subdued the Saxons, and did seat the French / Beyond the river Sala, in the year / Eight hundred five.

   Etymology: From French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karlaz ("free man") ; compare the English word churl and the German Kerl.

2. Charles(ProperNoun)

   A patronymic surname.

   Etymology: From French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karlaz ("free man") ; compare the English word churl and the German Kerl.

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1. Charles

   Charles is a neighborhood in northern Providence, Rhode Island. Along with Wanskuck, it comprises what is sometimes referred to as the North End. To the west Charles is partitioned from Wanskuck by Route 146, while the Chad Brown public housing complex separates Charles from Smith Hill to the south, and the West River and Interstate 95 bounds the area to the east. The city limits abutting the city of North Providence bound Charles to the north.

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1. Charles

   a French physicist, born at Beaugency; was the first to apply hydrogen to the inflation of balloons (1746-1823).

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1. charles

   Song lyrics by charles -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by charles on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Charles' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1060

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Charles' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3941

Anagrams for Charles »

1. larches

How to pronounce Charles?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Charles in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Charles in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Charles in a Sentence

1. Peter Fitzgerald:

   You are perhaps the most accomplished confidence man since Charles Ponzi. I'd say you were a carnival barker, but that wouldn't be fair to carnival barkers. to former Enron CEO Keny Lay

2. Chris Muha:

   He is under a current subpoena that threatens him with the possibility of contempt or other unspecified adverse action. The decision as to Charles Kupperman can directly affect whether the White House moves on that step.

3. Lao Tzu:

   Friend, never fear dying. Dying is the last, but the least matter that a person has to be anxious about. Fear living, that is a hard battle to fight, a stern discipline to endure, a rough voyage to undergo ! Charles Spurgeon

4. Steve Martino:

   It was that combination of a great opportunity to share these characters with a new generation and the unbearable pressure at times of not screwing it up, we wanted to build on the legacy Charles Shulz gave it. That was the challenge that also became the greatest motivator.

5. Anonymous:

   l'adaptabilité est le secret de la survie. Selon Charles Darwin, ni le plus fort ni le plus intelligent mais seulement les espèces les plus adaptables gagne à la fin. Alors faites de votre mieux pour être le plus adaptable, dans votre vie personnelle autant que dans les relations professionnelles. Qui est le secret de la survie et de succès!" - Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate.

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