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Chichester.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

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

  3. A small area of 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.

Where this word comes from

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

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