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Charlottetown

Syllables: Char·lotte·townUK/ˈʃɑː.ləˌtaʊn//ˈʃɑɹ.ləˌtaʊn/

Charlottetown proper noun: the capital city and county seat of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Proper noun

Charlottetown

  1. The capital city and county seat of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    Synonyms:
    Ch'town
  2. A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
    Synonyms:
    Olds Cove

Synonyms of Charlottetown

Origin of Charlottetown

The name of the city on Prince Edward Island is Charlotte + town. The city is named after Queen Charlotte (1744-1818). The town in Labrador was named after the city on Prince Edward Island by the local resident Benjamin Powell, who had hoped that the settlement might one day reach a similar size and importance.

Words formed from Charlottetown

Questions about Charlottetown

What does Charlottetown mean?
Charlottetown means the capital city and county seat of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
What part of speech is Charlottetown?
Charlottetown is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Charlottetown?
Charlottetown is pronounced /ˈʃɑː.ləˌtaʊn/ (UK).

Words near Charlottetown in the dictionary

  1. Charlottesville
  2. Charlottesvillian
  3. Charlottesvillians
  4. Charlottetonian
  5. Charlottetonians
  6. Charlottetown
  7. Charlottie
  8. Charlson
  9. Charlsons
  10. Charlston
  11. Charlton

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