Meanings
- A borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Monongahela River, 21 miles south of Pittsburgh.
Cities and small towns alike, from Charleroi, Pennsylvania, and Springfield, Ohio, to Whitewater, Wisconsin, have seen significant influxes of migrants. Even major urban centers such as New York City, Chicago, and Denver have sought Federal aid to manage the burden of new arrivals.
2025 January 20, “REALIGNING THE UNITED STATES REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM”, in whitehouse.gov, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2025
Origin
- FrenchCharleroi
- EnglishCharleroi
Borrowed from French Charleroi, from Charles (“Charles”) roi (“king”).
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Arabic شَارْلُورْوَا, شَرْلَرْوَة
- شَارْلُورْوَا (šārlūrwā)city
- شَرْلَرْوَة (šarlarwa)city
Bulgarian Шарлероа́
- Шарлероа́ (Šarleroá)city
Dutch Charleroi, Karelskoning
- Charleroicity
- Karelskoningcity
French Charleroi
- Charleroicity
German Charleroi
- Charleroicity
Greek Σαρλερουά
- Σαρλερουά (Sarlerouá)city
Hindi शार्लर्वा
- शार्लर्वा (śārlarvā)city
Japanese シャルルロワ, シャールロア
- シャルルロワ (sharururowa)city
- シャールロア (shāruroa)city
Korean 샤를루아
- 샤를루아 (syareullua)city
Lithuanian Šarlerua
- Šarleruacity
Russian Шарлеруа́
- Шарлеруа́ (Šarleruá)city
Urdu شالروا, شارلروا
- شالروا (śālarvā)city
- شارلروا (śārlarvā)city
Cite this entry
Charleroi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charleroi
“Charleroi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charleroi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Charleroi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charleroi.
Source: Charleroi on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.