CHARTRES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chartres mean? 

• CHARTRES (noun)
  The noun CHARTRES has 1 sense:

1. a town in northern France that is noted for its Gothic Cathedral

  Familiarity information: CHARTRES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHARTRES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A town in northern France that is noted for its Gothic Cathedral

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

Meronyms (parts of "Chartres"):

Chartres Cathedral (a Gothic cathedral in northern France; built in 13th century)

Holonyms ("Chartres" is a part of...):

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)

 Context examples 

Time was when none but my countrymen could do these things; but there is Clement of Chartres and others in France who are very worthy workmen.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)