Meanings
plural Charlotteans
- A native or inhabitant of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States.
1963 August 9, "Charlottean Named to Court Job", headline in the Charlotte News, quoted in 2012, Davison M. Douglas, Reading, Writing and Race: The Desegregation of the Charlotte Schools, UNC Press Books (→ISBN), page 293
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For classic Charlottean high fashion, you can't go wrong at The Carriage, 6401 Morrison Blvd. (364-0474) and 601 Providence Rd. (334-8672). Owned by Charlottean Jean Gaskin, the shop offers anything the well-dressed woman [might want].
1991, Robin A. Smith, M. S. Van Hecke, The Insiders' Guide to Charlotte, →ISBNYou know the typical Charlottean doesn't exist very much. So when you actually hear it, when somebody says this is a typical Charlottean accent, you go, […]
2014, Walt Wolfram, Jeffrey Reaser, Talkin' Tar Heel: How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina, UNC Press Books, →ISBN, page 80Evolution of a Charlottean Landmark Building: Phase 1: Southern Life Insurance Company (Charlotte Branch, 1868 – 1880)
2019, Christopher Hunt Robertson, M.Ed., William Johnston: Carolina Railroad King, Christopher Hunt Robertson, M.Ed., →ISBN, page 62
Origin
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