"Chara" meaning in English

See Chara in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Charas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|~|s}} Chara (countable and uncountable, plural Charas)
  1. (countable) A surname.
    A surname from Spanish Chará.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Chara-en-name-WWRDCgk7 Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 27 3 30 18
  2. (countable) A surname.
    A surname from Slovak Chára or Czech Chára.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Chara-en-name-2il2wqaZ Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 27 3 30 18
  3. A river in Yakutia, Russia; Russian Ча́ра (Čára) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Russia, Rivers in Russia Synonyms: Chara River, River Chara
    Sense id: en-Chara-en-name-3hY73hfs
  4. Ellipsis of Chara language, a language found in Ethiopia (ISO 639-3: cra). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Chara language (extra: a language found in Ethiopia (ISO 639-3: cra))
    Sense id: en-Chara-en-name-EEMTE0SQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 12 0 45 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 27 3 30 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 19 2 32 22
  5. Ellipsis of Chara people, an ethnic group found in Ethiopia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Chara people (extra: an ethnic group found in Ethiopia) Synonyms: Charas
    Sense id: en-Chara-en-name-8gHh1OUM Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 27 3 30 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Chara River, River Chara
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