Chelsea
An urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2778).
Proper noun
- An urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2778).
- A type of porcelain once manufactured there.
- Any of several places (mostly in the US):
- Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and...
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A city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
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A New York City neighborhood in Manhattan.
- Woke up, it was Chelsea morning / And the first thing that I heard / Was a song outside my window - 1969, Joni Mitchell, “Chelsea Morning”:
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A town, the county seat of Orange County, Vermont, United States.
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A village and census-designated place within the town in Vermont.
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A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
- A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
Synonyms: Chels
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A female given name transferred from the place name.
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(rare) A male given name transferred from the place name.
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- Chelsea FC, an English association football club.
- A part of the nervousness at Chelsea involves whether any more sponsors will follow the telecommunications and internet service provider Three in withdrawing support, at least temporarily. - 2022 March 11, David Hytner,...
Origin
From Old English Ċealchȳþ, from cealc (“chalk”) + hȳþ (“landing place”).
Derived
Chelsea boot Chelsea bun Chelsea chop Chelsea cut Chelsea haircut Chelsea Heights Chelsea-on-Sea Chelsea pensioner Chelsea smile Chelsea tractor Kensington and Chelsea