Charleroi

English

Etymology

From French Charleroi, from Charles (“Charles”) roi (“king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑː(ɹ)ləɹwɑː/, (anglicised) /ˈʃɑː(ɹ)ləɹɔɪ/

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Proper noun

Charleroi

1. The largest city of Wallonia, in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
2. A borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Monongahela River, 21 miles south of Pittsburgh.

Translations

city

• Arabic: شَارْلُورْوَا (šārlūrwā), شَرْلَرْوَة (šarlarwa)
• Bulgarian: Шарлероа́ (Šarleroá)
• Dutch: Charleroi n, Karelskoning n
• French: Charleroi (fr) m
• German: Charleroi (de)
• Greek: Σαρλερουά (el) (Sarlerouá)
• Japanese: シャルルロワ (sharururowa), シャールロア (shāruroa)
• Russian: Шарлеруа́ m (Šarleruá)
• Urdu: شالروا (śālarvā), شارلروا (śārlarvā)
• Walloon: Tchålerwè (wa) m, Châlèrwè (wa) m
• West Flemish: Charleroi n

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaʁ.lə.ʁwa/
• Hyphenation: Char‧le‧roi
• Rhymes: -a

Proper noun

Charleroi m

1. Charleroi

   Meronyms: Couillet, Dampremy, Gilly, Gosselies, Goutroux, Jumet, Lodelinsart, Marchienne-au-Pont, Marcinelle, Monceau-sur-Sambre, Montignies-sur-Sambre, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Ransart, Roux

See also

• Carolorégien
• Carolorégienne

Anagrams

• chlorerai