Chelsea

English

Etymology

From Old English Celchyth, from cealc (“chalk”) +‎ hȳþ (“landing place”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛlsi/
• Conservative (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛlsɪ/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃelsi/
• Rhymes: -ɛlsi

Proper noun

Chelsea

1. An urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames, in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London.
2. A type of porcelain once manufactured there.
3. Any of several places (mostly in the US):
   1. A New York City neighborhood in Manhattan.
      • 1969, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “Chelsea Morning”:

        Woke up, it was Chelsea morning / And the first thing that I heard / Was a song outside my window

   2. A town, the county seat of Orange County, Vermont.
   3. A village and census-designated place within the town in Vermont.
4. A female given name transferred from the place name.

   Synonym: (diminutive, informal) Chels

5. (soccer) Chelsea FC, an English association football club.

Derived terms

• Chelsea boots
• Chelsea bun
• Chelsea cut
• Chelsea haircut
• Chelsea-on-Sea
• Chelsea pensioner
• Chelsea smile
• Chelsea tractor
• Kensington and Chelsea (London Borough)

 

Translations

district of London

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 切爾西／切尔西 (zh) (Qiè'ěrxī)

• Persian: چلسی (čelsi)

Further reading

• Chelsea, London on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chelsea, Manhattan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

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French

Etymology

The name of the municipality is derived from the English toponym Chelsea, referring in this case to the town in Vermont (the former hometown of the first colonists).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃɛl.si/
• Hyphenation: Chel‧sea
• Rhymes: -i

Proper noun

Chelsea m

1. A municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.