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chichester

/ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃɪstə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
chich-ester
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃɪstə/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8504).

name

A local government district in western West Sussex, with its headquarters in the city.

name

A small area of South Shields, Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3665).

name

A township municipality and village in Pontiac regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada.

name

A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States.

name

A hamlet in the town of Shandaken, Ulster County, New York, United States.

name

A region in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States; see "Derived terms" below.

name

A surname.

Etymology

Reputedly from Old English personal name Ċissa + ċeaster (“fort, manor, town”). Otherwise the first element could come from Old English *ċisse (“a gravelly place”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Lower Chichester New Chichester Upper Chichester

Synonyms

Chi

Questions

How do you pronounce chichester?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃɪstə/.
What does chichester mean?
A cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8504).
Where does chichester come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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