| Charles (chärlz) Prince of Wales. Born 1948. The eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the British throne. He was invested as Prince of Wales in 1969. |
| Charles, Jacques Alexandre César 1746-1823. French physicist and inventor who formulated Charles's law (1787) and was the first to use hydrogen in balloons (1783). |
| Charles, Ray 1930-2004. American musician and composer whose songs, such as "Don't Change on Me," were rooted in gospel music, blues, and jazz. |
Charles [tʃɑːlz]
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1. (Biographies / Charles, Prince of Wales (1948 M, British, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) Prince of Wales. born 1948, son of Elizabeth II; heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He married (1981) Lady Diana Spencer; they separated in 1992 and were divorced in 1996; their son, Prince William of Wales, was born in 1982 and their second son, Prince Henry, in 1984
2. (Biographies / Charles, Ray (1930 M, US, MUSIC: popular singer, MUSIC: pianist, MUSIC: songwriter) Ray real name Ray Charles Robinson. born 1930, US singer, pianist, and songwriter, whose work spans jazz, blues, gospel, pop, and country music
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| Noun | 1. |  Charles - King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574) |
| 2. |  Charles - King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461) | |
| 3. |  Charles - as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877) | |
| 4. | Charles - King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685) | |
| 5. | Charles - son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649) | |
| 6. | Charles - the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948) | |
| 7. |  Charles - French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823) | |
| 8. |  Charles - king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814) | |
| 9. |  Charles - a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston |
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