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. Vern Buchanan:

   Driving Class Charles Martland out of the Army for standing up for American values is a national disgrace.

3. Ted Cruz:

   There are a bunch of Democrats who have taken as their talking point that the Koch brothers are the nexus of all evil in the world, i admire Charles and David Koch.

4. Lou DiBella:

   Charles Conwell on Saturday chose to box, knowing the inherent risks that every fighter faces when Charles Conwell on Saturday or she walks into a boxing ring, boxing is what Pat loved to do. It's how he inspired people and it was something that made him feel alive.

5. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   The phrase "Survival of the fittest" was first coined by Herbert Spencer in his "Principles of Biology" (1864) after reading Charles Darwin's theory of "natural selection" discussed in "On the Origin of Species" by Darwin - published in the same year. Five years later, Darwin first used Spencer's new phrase "Survival of the fittest" alongside his phrase "natural selection" in his fifth edition of "On the Origin of Species", published in 1869. It's interesting to note that "fittest" is often misconstrued as either the strongest of the species or the most intelligent species, which is neither an accurate description nor the interpretation desired by Darwin in his theory. In actuality, the fittest species is the one that is the most adaptable to change. In other words, those who can become most well adapted to current environment and the changes therein, can have the chance and opportunity to survive. Darwin's theory of natural selection teaches us that it's absolutely important to welcome the change, and manage the change for survival and for becoming the winner. It's really interesting that being the most adaptable to change often outweighs the strength and intelligence factors, contrary to the common understanding of life and the phrase "Survival of the fittest.

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