Kensington Syllabification: (Ken·sing·ton)Pronunciation: /ˈkenziNGtən/Definition of Kensington a fashionable residential district in central London, England. Part of the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, it contains Kensington palace and gardens and the Victoria and Albert, Natural History, and Science museums. Kensington in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Kensington in the British & World English dictionary