chelsea

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Any of several places (mostly in the US) named after it
A district on the northern bank of the river Thames in western London
A female given name, derived from the London borough
A type of porcelain once manufactured there
Several cities (mostly in the US) named after it
a fashionable area in the southwest of central London, north of the River Thames. Blackett of Chelsea Patrick Maynard Stuart Baron Chelsea porcelain Viscount Templewood of Chelsea
{i} region in southeastern England, part of the borough of Kensington and Chelsea; professional soccer team from Chelsea (England); female first name; city in Massachusetts (USA)
derived from the London borough
Chelsea tractor
An SUV or 4x4 vehicle
Chelsea tractors
plural form of Chelsea tractor
chelsea boy
A waxed, toned, bronzed and buffed gay ideal; sometimes pejorative
Chelsea Flower Show
a large flower show which takes place in London in May every year and is visited by people from all over Britain
Chelsea bun
a small round sweet cake with dried fruit in it
Chelsea pensioner
an old person who was once a soldier in the British army and who now lives in a special hospital in Chelsea. Chelsea pensioners wear special red clothes when they go out of the hospital
Chelsea porcelain
Soft-paste porcelain made in the London borough of Chelsea. The factory, established 1743, produced its greatest wares tableware and bird figures, with designs inspired by Meissen porcelain and marked with a raised anchor on an oval medallion from 1750 to 1752. Later marks used were the red anchor (1752-58) and the gold anchor (1758-70). Production from 1770 to 1784, when the factory was maintained by William Duesbury of Derby, is known as Chelsea-Derbyware. Reproductions and forgeries are numerous
Patrick Maynard Stuart Baron Blackett of Chelsea
born Nov. 18, 1897, London, Eng. died July 13, 1974, London British physicist. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1921 and spent 10 years at the Cavendish Laboratory, where he developed the Wilson cloud chamber into an instrument for the study of cosmic radiation. He was awarded a 1948 Nobel Prize for his discoveries and was made a life peer in 1969
Viscount Templewood of Chelsea
also called (from 1944) Viscount Templewood (of Chelsea) born Feb. 24, 1880, London, Eng. died May 7, 1959, London British statesman. As secretary of state for India (1931-35), he had the immense task of developing and defending in debate the new Indian constitution and was a chief architect of the Government of India Act (1935). He became foreign secretary (1935) but was forced to resign for his role in developing the unpopular Hoare-Laval Pact. As home secretary (1937-39), he helped develop the Munich agreement, which marked him as an appeaser and damaged his reputation. In World War II he served as ambassador to Spain (1940-44)
chelsea

    Silbentrennung

    Chel·sea

    Türkische aussprache

    çelsi

    Aussprache

    /ˈʧelsē/ /ˈʧɛlsiː/

    Etymologie

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