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CHARLESTON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Charleston" is a kind of...):
ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)
Derivation:
Charleston (dance the Charleston)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A port city in southeastern South Carolina
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Charleston" is a part of...):
Palmetto State; S.C.; SC; South Carolina (a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies)
Sense 3
Meaning:
State capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
Synonyms:
capital of West Virginia; Charleston
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
state capital (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)
Holonyms ("Charleston" is a part of...):
Mountain State; W.V.; West Virginia; WV (a state in east central United States)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dance the Charleston
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "Charleston" is one way to...):
dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
Charleston (an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century)
