Chartres
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English
Etymology
From French Chartres, from Latin Carnūtēs, name of a Gaulish tribe, from a Celtic root for “rock, stone”.
Pronunciation
- enPR: shärʹtrə, shärt
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑːtɹə/, /ʃɑːt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑɹtɹə/, /ʃɑɹt/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t
Proper noun
Chartres
- A town, the capital of the Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
- A settlement on West Falkland, Falkland Islands, named after Edward Chartres, a naval surgeon.
- A surname.
Derived terms
Translations
town in France
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Modern French pronunciation of Latin Carnūtēs, name of a Gaulish tribe, from a Celtic root for “rock, stone”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Chartres ?
- Chartres (a town, the department capital of Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France)