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Charlton
CHAHL-tuhn
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A place name found in numerous English towns and villages, and a surname derived from it.
"Charlton in Greenwich is best known as the home of Charlton Athletic football club."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn English place name and surname, literally meaning "settlement of free men."
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_____ in Greenwich is best known as the home of Charlton Athletic football club.
Etymology
From Old English ceorl ("freeman, peasant") and tun ("settlement, town") — a doublet of Carlton.