Charleston

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See also: charleston and charlestón

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Etymology

From Charles +‎ -ton. The places are named after various men named "Charles"; see definitions below.

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Proper noun

Charleston

  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Arkansas, and one of the two county seats of Franklin County.
    2. A city, the county seat of Coles County, Illinois; after Charles Morton, its first postmaster.
    3. A town in Maine; after Charles Vaughan, an early settler.
    4. A city in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County.
    5. A city, the county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri; after either nearby Charles Prairie or the city in South Carolina.
    6. A town in New York; after Charles Van Epps, an early settler.
    7. A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City; after Charles Kreischer, son of Balthasar Kreischer, after whom the town was previously named (as Kreischerville).
    8. A city, the county seat of Charleston County, South Carolina; after Charles II of England.
    9. A city in Tennessee.
    10. A town in Utah; after Charles Shelton, an early settler.
    11. A town in Vermont; after a naval battle near the city in South Carolina; the town's early settlers were naval officers.
    12. The capital city of West Virginia, United States and the county seat of Kanawha County; perhaps after Charles Clendenin, the father of an early settler.
  2. A community of Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A village in Angus council area, Scotland; after Charles Henderson, proprietor of the village's land before its formation.
  4. An area of Dundee, Scotland.
  5. A town in South Australia.
  6. A coastal village south of Westport, West Coast, New Zealand. [1]

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Noun

Charleston (plural Charlestons)

  1. (preceded by definite article) A dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina.

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References

  1. ^ NZ Topo Map

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