Chelsea
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2.5
- proper noun
- /ˈtʃɛlsi/
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Chelsea
- And this phone is registered to an address in Chelsea.
And turns out we were routing to Chelsea, which is not close to here.
- And turns out we were routing to Chelsea, which is not close to here.
- Why not have lunch on the Highline down here in Chelsea?
- And Sid Vicious killed his girlfriend Nancy in the Chelsea Hotel.
- I grew up in New York City in Chelsea, and my parents were both public school teachers.
- And then that was my first experience of John Thornton of Chelsea Crescent, New Addington.
Examples
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I made my way over to Chelsea to see how the galleries were doing.
Blog text (19) -
And then we made our way back to the Chelsea market and we met.
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But one, You know, I was really nice because I grew up in Chelsea, so it's close to central London.
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"We have a house in Chelsea," says another, "join us before we sell it."
Fiction book (1993) -
I grew up in New York City in Chelsea, and my parents were both public school teachers.
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Now we're heading off to Chelsea Market.
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Our sons were born and raised here, and each has returned to make Chelsea his adult home.
Academic text (2000) -
The Extra Gallery is located in a semi-private space in Chelsea, New York City.
Blog text (7) -
We stopped first for breakfast at Zou Zou's Cafe in Chelsea, a place we'd visited last fall.
Blog text (19) -
I grew up in Chelsea, a vibrant neighborhood in New York City known for its art galleries.
Synonyms
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5.3
A town or village named Webster
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5.6
A name for a town or neighborhood in English-speaking countries
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7.0
The name of some towns in the United States
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6.7
A name for a town or area near a city in an English speaking country
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4.2
The name of towns or villages in English-speaking countries
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8.1
A place name for towns or historic houses
A name used for some towns or villages
Compounds
- Archaic
A fashionable young man from Chelsea in London who wears stylish clothes and acts confident
- Slang
A large luxury vehicle like an SUV that people drive in cities and suburbs, not off-road
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chelsea in other countries usually takes its name from the original London place, whose old English parts cealc and hyð mean 'chalk' and 'wharf'. So many towns and neighborhoods called Chelsea are named after that riverside place and keep the same name today.