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Chelsea

Syllabification: (Chel·sea)
Pronunciation: /ˈCHelsē/
Definition of Chelsea
  • 1an industrial and commercial city in northeastern Massachusetts, just north of Boston; population 41,577 (est. 2008).
  • 2a residential district of London, on the northern bank of the Thames River.
  • 3a fashionable residential section of southern Manhattan in New York City, on the west side of the city.

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