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Chari

American  
[sha-ree] / ʃaˈri /

noun

  1. the French name of Shari.


Chari British  
/ ˈtʃɑːrɪ /

noun

  1. a river in N central Africa, rising in the N Central African Republic and flowing north to Lake Chad. Length: about 2250 km (1400 miles)

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Even though his mom Chari often kept the stat sheet, Kon didn’t need any home cooking to set CGL records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“Hepatitis B is the most vulnerable vaccine in the schedule,” said Dr. Chari Cohen, president of the Hepatitis B Foundation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

In her petition addressed to Harinarayan Chari Mishra, the police chief of Bhopal, Gunjan says that the only solution is raiding wedding venues and arresting those found giving or receiving dowry.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2023

Chari and Barron’s next stop could be the moon; they are among 18 U.S. astronauts picked for NASA’s Artemis moon-landing program.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022

Chari, one day.Mudba, or Dar-Begarmi, one day: first town of Begarmi.

From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James