Charles

[ chahrlz; French sharl ]

noun

1. Jacques A·le·xan·dre Cé·sar [ah-lek-sah, n, -d, r, uh, sey-, zahr], 1746–1823, French physicist and inventor.
2. Ray Ray Charles Robinson, 1930–2004, U.S. blues singer and pianist.
3. Cape, a cape in E Virginia, N of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay.
4. a river in E Massachusetts, flowing between Boston and Cambridge into the Atlantic. 47 miles (75 km) long.
5. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “man.”

Charles

/ tʃɑːlz /

noun

1. Charles, Prince of Wales1948MBritishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler Prince of Wales. born 1948, son of Elizabeth II; heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He married (1981) Lady Diana Spencer; they separated in 1992 and were divorced in 1996; their son, Prince William of Wales, was born in 1982 and their second son, Prince Henry, in 1984; married (2005) Camilla Parker Bowles
2. CharlesRay19302004MUSMUSIC: popular singerMUSIC: pianistMUSIC: songwriter Ray real name Ray Charles Robinson. 1930–2004, US singer, pianist, and songwriter, whose work spans jazz, blues, gospel, pop, and country music

Charles

/ chärlz /

1. French physicist and inventor who formulated Charles's law in 1787. In 1783 he became the first person to use hydrogen in balloons for flight.

Example Sentences

King Charles III will attend the show as planned.

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Kevin Charles said he used to bump into the MP when he was out shopping.

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Already this diverges from Schur’s previous hits, in that Charles doesn’t have a corporate structure to navigate or any professional obligations.

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A town council in Canada is at a standstill after its newly elected members refused to pledge allegiance to King Charles III as required in the swearing-in ceremony.

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Last year's Coronation of King Charles III cost taxpayers £72m, government figures have revealed.

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