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Charlottesville

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Etymology

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From Charlotte +‎ -s- +‎ -ville. Named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818), the consort of George III.

Proper noun

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Charlottesville

  1. An independent city, the county seat of Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. Named after Queen Charlotte.
    Synonym: (informal) C'ville
    • 2022, Sara Kamali, Homegrown Hate, page 24:
      Nick Fuentes, an attendee of the Unite the Right demonstration in Charlottesville and host of the podcast America First, is also one of the leaders of the Groypers, or the Groyper Army, a White nationalist group named after the meme []
  2. An unincorporated community in Hancock County and Rush County, Indiana, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Union County, Indiana.

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