Chelsea

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Etymology

Old English chalk wharf.

Anglo-Saxon Celchyth from cealc (chalk) + hyd (landing place).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtʃɛl.siː/, SAMPA: /"tSEl.si:/

Proper noun

Chelsea

1. A district on the northern bank of the river Thames in western London.
2. Any of several places (mostly in the US) named after it.
3. A type of porcelain once manufactured there.
4. A female given name, derived from the London borough.

Derived terms

Chelsea boots Chelsea pensioner

Chelsea tractor

Quotations

• 1969 Joni Mitchell, Chelsea morning ( a song)

  Woke up, it was Chelsea morning

  And the first thing that I heard

  Was a song outside my window

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