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CHARLOTTE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Charlotte mean?

• CHARLOTTE (noun)
The noun CHARLOTTE has 2 senses:

1. the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
2. a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard

Familiarity information: CHARLOTTE used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHARLOTTE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Charlotte; Queen City

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Charlotte" is a part of...):

NC; North Carolina; Old North State; Tar Heel State (a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("charlotte" is a kind of...):

afters; dessert; sweet (a dish served as the last course of a meal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "charlotte"):

charlotte russe (lady fingers enclosing Bavarian cream)

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