Chartres

See also: chartres

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • enPR: shärʹtrə, shärt
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑːtɹə/, /ʃɑːt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑɹtɹə/, /ʃɑɹt/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t

Proper noun

Chartres

  1. A town, the capital of the 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.

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaʁtʁ/
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Proper noun

Chartres ?

  1. Chartres (a town, the department capital of Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France)

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