Chartres

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the capital of Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
  2. A settlement on West Falkland, Falkland Islands, named after Edward Chartres, a naval surgeon.
  3. A surname.
noun
  1. plural of chartre

Pronunciation

shärʹtrə shärt /ˈʃɑːtɹə/ /ʃɑːt/ /ˈʃɑɹtɹə/ /ʃɑɹt/

Word forms

Chartres

Etymology

From French Chartres, from Latin Carnūtēs, name of a Gaulish tribe, from a Celtic root for “rock, stone”.

Derived words

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