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chartres

/ˈʃɑɹtɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
chartres
IPA
/ˈʃɑɹtɹə/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the capital of Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

name

A settlement on West Falkland, Falkland Islands, named after Edward Chartres, a naval surgeon.

name

A surname.

noun

plural of chartre

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Chartres, Carnūtēs, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʃɑɹtɹə/
  • British English: /ˈʃɑːtɹə/

Phrases

Chartres blue

Rhymes With

part start heart art take heart smart apart chart after one's own heart have jesus in one's heart seventh art tobacco heart

Questions

How do you pronounce chartres?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɑɹtɹə/.
What does chartres mean?
A city, the capital of Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Where does chartres come from?
It is traced to French.

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