What does "charlestown" mean?
A number of places in England:; A village in St Austell Bay parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX0351).
Charlestown
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name ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A number of places in England:; A village in St Austell Bay parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX0351).
- Grammar: charlestown is listed as name.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A number of places in England:; A village in St Austell Bay parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX0351).
- 2 A number of places in England:; A village near Glossop, High Peak borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK0392).
- 3 A number of places in England:; A suburb of Weymouth in Chickerell parish, Dorset, formerly in West Dorset district (OS grid ref SY6579).
- 4 A number of places in England:; A suburb and ward in the City of Manchester, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8703).
- 5 A number of places in England:; A suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8100).
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- 6 A number of places in England:; A neighbourhood of Baildon, Bradford borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1638).
- 7 A number of places in England:; A settlement near Hebden Bridge, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD9726).
- 8 A number of places in Scotland:; A hamlet in the City of Aberdeen council area (OS grid ref NJ9300).
- 9 A number of places in Scotland:; A neighbourhood in St Combs, Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NK0563).
- 10 A number of places in Scotland:; A village in Fife council area, on the Firth of Forth (OS grid ref NT0583).
- 11 A number of places in Scotland:; A village in the Black Isle, Highland council area (OS grid ref NH6448).
- 12 A number of places in Scotland:; A hamlet in Wester Ross, Highland council area (OS grid ref NG8174).
- 13 A number of places in Scotland:; A hamlet near Burghead, Moray council area (OS grid ref NJ1367).
- 14 A town in County Mayo, Ireland.
- 15 A small town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- 16 A couple of places in Australia:; A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
- 17 A couple of places in Australia:; A locality in South Burnett Region, Queensland.
- 18 The capital of Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- 19 A town on Canouan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- 20 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Clark County, Indiana.
- 21 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Cecil County, Maryland.
- 22 A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
- 23 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in York County, Nebraska.
- 24 A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
- 25 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
- 26 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Portage County, Ohio.
- 27 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
- 28 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.
- 29 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Calumet County, Wisconsin.
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Etymology
From Charles + town.