chartres

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proper noun

A city, the capital of Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

OriginFrench Chartres ← Latin Carnūtēs →
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Meanings

chartres1

noun
  1. pluralplural of chartre

Chartres2

proper noun
  1. A city, the capital of 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.

Origin

  1. LatinCarnūtēs
  2. FrenchChartres
  3. EnglishChartres

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

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Translations

French Chartres
  • Chartrestown in France
Greek Σαρτρ
  • Σαρτρ (Sartr)town in France
Japanese シャルトル
  • シャルトル (Sharutoru)town in France
Korean 샤르트르
  • 샤르트르 (Syareuteureu)town in France
Latin Autricum, Carnūtum
  • Autricumtown in France
  • Carnūtumtown in France
Lithuanian Šartras
  • Šartrastown in France

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chartres

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

chartres. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chartres

MLA

“chartres.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chartres. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chartres,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chartres.

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