Charleston

UK: /ˈtʃɑːlstən/

US: /ˈtʃɑrlztən, ˈtʃɑrlstən/

US: (chärlz′tən, chärl′stən)

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Charles•ton¹ /ˈtʃɑrlztən, ˈtʃɑrlstən/   n. 

[countable]
1. Music and Dance a vigorous, rhythmic ballroom dance popular in the 1920's.

v. [no object]

2. Music and Dance to dance the Charleston.

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Charles•ton  (chärlz′tən, chärl′stən), n. 

1. Place Names a seaport in SE South Carolina. 69,510.
2. Place Names a city in and the capital of West Virginia, in the W part. 63,968.
3. Place Names a city in E central Illinois. 19,355.

Charles•ton  (chärlz′tən, chärl′stən), n. 

1. a vigorous, rhythmic ballroom dance popular in the 1920s.

v.i. 

2. to dance the Charleston.

• named after Charleston, South Carolina

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Charleston / ˈtʃɑːlstən/ noun

1. a city in central West Virginia: the state capital. Pop: 51 394 (2003 est)
2. a port in SE South Carolina, on the Atlantic: scene of the first action in the Civil War. Pop: 101 024 (2003 est)

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charleston / ˈtʃɑːlstən/ noun

1. a fast rhythmic dance of the 1920s, characterized by kicking and by twisting of the legs from the knee down

Etymology: 20th Century: named after Charleston, South Carolina