Chelsea
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Etymology


chalk wharf.

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

Proper noun



  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. , derived from the London borough.

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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