/chahrlz"teuhn, chahrl"steuhn/ , n.
1. a seaport in SE South Carolina. 69,510.
2. a city in and the capital of West Virginia, in the W part. 63,968.
3. a city in E central Illinois. 19,355.
/chahrlz"teuhn, chahrl"steuhn/ , n.
1. a vigorous, rhythmic ballroom dance popular in the 1920s.
v.i.
2. to dance the Charleston.
[ named after CHARLESTON, South Carolina ]