Charlottean

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English

Etymology

From Charlotte +‎ -ean.

Pronunciation

Noun

Charlottean (plural Charlotteans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States.
    • 1963 August 9, "Charlottean Named to Court Job", headline in the Charlotte News, quoted in 2012, Davison M. Douglas, Reading, Writing and Race: The Desegregation of the Charlotte Schools, UNC Press Books (→ISBN), page 293
    • 1991, Robin A. Smith, M. S. Van Hecke, The Insiders' Guide to Charlotte, →ISBN:
      For classic Charlottean high fashion, you can't go wrong at The Carriage, 6401 Morrison Blvd. (364-0474) and 601 Providence Rd. (334-8672). Owned by Charlottean Jean Gaskin, the shop offers anything the well-dressed woman [might want].
    • 2014, Walt Wolfram, Jeffrey Reaser, Talkin' Tar Heel: How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina, UNC Press Books, →ISBN, page 80:
      You know the typical Charlottean doesn't exist very much. So when you actually hear it, when somebody says this is a typical Charlottean accent, you go,  []
    • 2019, Christopher Hunt Robertson, M.Ed., William Johnston: Carolina Railroad King, Christopher Hunt Robertson, M.Ed., →ISBN, page 62:
      Evolution of a Charlottean Landmark Building: Phase 1: Southern Life Insurance Company (Charlotte Branch, 1868 – 1880)