Chichester

English

Chichester Cathedral

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃɪstə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Chichester

1. A cathedral city and civil parish of West Sussex, England.

   Synonym: (slang) Chi

2. A local government district in western West Sussex, with its headquarters in the city.
3. A small area in South Shields, Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3665).
4. A township municipality and village in Pontiac regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada.
5. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States.
6. A hamlet in the town of Shandaken, Ulster County, New York, United States.
7. A region in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States; see "Derived terms" below.
8. A surname.

Derived terms

• Lower Chichester
• New Chichester
• Upper Chichester

Translations

city in England

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奇切斯特 (Qíqièsītè)

• Greek: Τσίτσεστερ (el) n (Tsítsester)
• Latin: Rēgnum (la) n
• Marathi: चिचेस्टर (cicesṭar)
• Portuguese: Chichester f

French

Etymology

The municipality is named after the English city of Chichester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃit.ʃɛs.tœʁ/
• Hyphenation: Chi‧ches‧ter
• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Proper noun

Chichester m

1. A township municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Chichester f

1. Chichester (a cathedral city, civil parish, and local government district of West Sussex, England).