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Charlottetown
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English
Etymology
The name of the city on Prince Edward Island is en 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.
Pronunciation
en /ˈʃɑː.ləˌtaʊn/ RP
en /ˈʃɑɹ.ləˌtaʊn/ GA,CA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Charlottetown.wav US
en Char lotte town
en ɑː(ɹ)lətaʊn 3
Proper noun
en Q2127en capital city/and/county seat county/Queens County p/Prince Edward Island c/Canada.
en Ch'town abbreviation
en Q2961056en town region/Labrador p/Newfoundland and Labrador c/Canada. From 1949
en Olds Cove historical
Derived terms
en Charlottetonian
Translations
capital of Prince Edward Island
Bulgarian: bg Шарлъттаун
Korean: ko ^샬럿타운
See also
en eponyms