/ ˈtʃɑːlstən; NAmE ˈtʃɑːrl-/ noun
(usually the charleston ) [ sing. ] a fast dance that was popular in the 1920s
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: named after Charleston, a city and port in South Carolina, US.
/ ˈtʃɑːlstən; NAmE ˈtʃɑːrl-/ noun
(usually the charleston ) [ sing. ] a fast dance that was popular in the 1920s
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: named after Charleston, a city and port in South Carolina, US.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005