charlotte

¹

[ shahr-luht ]

noun

1. a dessert of many varieties, served hot or cold and commonly made by lining a mold with cake or bread and filling it with fruit, whipped cream, custard, or gelatin.
2. the mold used in making this dessert.

Charlotte

²

[ shahr-luht ]

noun

1. Grand Duchess Charlotte Aldegonde Elise Marie Wilhelmine, 1896–1985, sovereign of Luxembourg 1919–64.
2. a city in S North Carolina.
3. a female given name: derived from Charles.

charlotte

¹

/ ˈʃɑːlət /

noun

1. a baked dessert served hot or cold, commonly made with fruit and layers or a casing of bread or cake crumbs, sponge cake, etc

   apple charlotte

2. short for charlotte russe

Charlotte

²

/ ˈʃɑːlət /

noun

1. a city in S North Carolina: the largest city in the state. Pop: 584 658 (2003 est)

Charlotte

1. City in southern North Carolina .

Notes

Named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III of England .

Largest city of the state, and the foremost commercial and industrial center of the Piedmont region.

Word History and Origins

Origin of charlotte¹

From French, dating back to 1790–1800, special use of woman's name

Word History and Origins

Origin of charlotte¹

C19: from French, from the name Charlotte

Example Sentences

After taking a “when in Rome” approach during the glorious three-week trip, I hit the Charlotte airport and got the biggest Diet Coke I could find, with enough ice to float a few seals.

From Washington Post

Including Monday night’s victory over the Charlotte Hornets — in which Utah buried Charlotte with a franchise-record 28 three-pointers — the Jazz have won 10 of their past 11 contests and 21 of their past 23.

From FiveThirtyEight

Schottenheimer lived outside Charlotte in retirement and was a licensed pilot.

From Washington Post

We lived in Union County, North Carolina, right outside of Charlotte.

From Quanta Magazine

When the original Sex and the City movie made its big-screen debut in 2008, not only did the infamous friend group of Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha make waves.

From Essence.com

Virginia Woolf loved Wuthering Heights and considered Emily Brontë superior to her sister Charlotte.

From The Daily Beast

A teenage fashion designer from Texas is showing at NYFW alongside heroes like Charlotte Ronson and Marc Jacobs.

From The Daily Beast

It was the LEGO Friends line, after all, that prompted young Charlotte to pen the most adorable angry letter in consumer history.

From The Daily Beast

Charlotte Marshall, a privately practicing clinical psychologist in Adelaide, South Australia echoed Harper.

From The Daily Beast

Against the Charlotte Hornets, he put up 26 points and 11 rebounds, but he also lost the ball six times.

From The Daily Beast

British cannonaded and bombarded the town of Charlotte at the mouth of Genesee river.

From Project Gutenberg

Reduced to suffering by the sudden death of her husband, she concealed her misfortunes under the name of Mme. Charlotte.

From Project Gutenberg

They were the ships Detroit and Queen Charlotte, a large brig, two schooners, and a sloop.

From Project Gutenberg

(p. 297) Picton, at the head of Queen Charlotte Sound, is picturesquely situated, with a good wharf.

From Project Gutenberg

Miss Charlotte she held her head up like a queen while Buck was telling his tale, and her nostrils spread and her eyes snapped.

From Project Gutenberg