Etymology

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Today it means: The residential part of a city, which is usually away from the central business district. Full definition →

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Charlotte: In use since the 1890s. The name's popularity faded in the 1930s but was revived in 1973.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.