"Chelsea" meaning in English

See Chelsea in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɛlsi/ [Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈt͡ʃɛlsɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈt͡ʃelsi/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Chelsea.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Chelsea.wav
Rhymes: -ɛlsi Etymology: From Old English Ċealchȳþ, from cealc (“chalk”) + hȳþ (“landing place”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|Ċealchȳþ}} Old English Ċealchȳþ, {{compound|ang|cealc|hȳþ|nocat=1|t1=chalk|t2=landing place}} cealc (“chalk”) + hȳþ (“landing place”) Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater London, England, Places in London Derived forms: Chelsea boot, Chelsea bun, Chelsea chop, Chelsea cut, Chelsea haircut, Chelsea-on-Sea, Chelsea pensioner, Chelsea smile, Chelsea tractor, Kensington and Chelsea (english: London Borough) Translations (district of London): 切爾西 /切尔西 (Qiè'ěrxī) (Chinese Mandarin), چلسی (čelsi) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-Chelsea-en-name-yVxxup1S Categories (other): Neighbourhoods of London, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Organizations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 1 4 8 9 20 20 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 2 5 13 9 20 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 1 4 11 10 22 22 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 2 5 18 7 18 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 13 3 9 20 7 15 15 17 Disambiguation of Organizations: 15 0 2 13 7 21 21 21 Disambiguation of 'district of London': 59 1 11 14 3 6 6 2
  2. A type of porcelain once manufactured there.
    Sense id: en-Chelsea-en-name-k5yu9g0f
  3. Any of several places (mostly in the US):
    A New York City neighborhood in Manhattan.
    Categories (place): Places in New York City, Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Chelsea-en-name-98Zm2IJy
  4. Any of several places (mostly in the US):
    A town, the county seat of Orange County, Vermont.
    Categories (place): Places in Vermont, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Vermont, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Chelsea-en-name-XWz8lptR Categories (other): County seats of Vermont, USA, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Organizations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 2 5 13 9 20 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 1 4 11 10 22 22 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 2 5 18 7 18 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 13 3 9 20 7 15 15 17 Disambiguation of Organizations: 15 0 2 13 7 21 21 21
  5. Any of several places (mostly in the US):
    A village and census-designated place within the town in Vermont.
    Categories (place): Census-designated places in Vermont, USA, Places in Vermont, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Vermont, USA, Villages in the United States
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  6. A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
    A female given name transferred from the place name.
    Synonyms: Chels [diminutive, informal]
    Sense id: en-Chelsea-en-name-DDS1hRTX Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names from place names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Organizations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 1 4 8 9 20 20 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 2 5 13 9 20 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 1 4 11 10 22 22 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 2 5 18 7 18 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 13 3 9 20 7 15 15 17 Disambiguation of Organizations: 15 0 2 13 7 21 21 21
  7. A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
    (rare) A male given name transferred from the place name.
    Tags: rare Synonyms: Chels [diminutive, informal]
    Sense id: en-Chelsea-en-name-TrsOUgfl Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names from place names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Organizations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 1 4 8 9 20 20 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 2 5 13 9 20 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 1 4 11 10 22 22 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 2 5 18 7 18 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 13 3 9 20 7 15 15 17 Disambiguation of Organizations: 15 0 2 13 7 21 21 21
  8. (soccer) Chelsea FC, an English association football club.
    Sense id: en-Chelsea-en-name-igfYn8tJ Categories (other): Football (soccer), English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Organizations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 1 4 8 9 20 20 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 1 2 16 7 17 17 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 2 5 13 9 20 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 1 4 11 10 22 22 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 2 5 18 7 18 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 13 3 9 20 7 15 15 17 Disambiguation of Organizations: 15 0 2 13 7 21 21 21 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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    {
      "word": "Chelsea pensioner"
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    {
      "word": "Chelsea smile"
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      "roman": "Qiè'ěrxī",
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      "word": "切爾西 /切尔西"
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      "word": "چلسی"
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}

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