Selsey

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proper noun

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ8593).

OriginOld English Sēolesīeġ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ8593).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishSēolesīeġ
  2. EnglishSelsey

From Old English Sēolesīeġ, from sēolh (“seal”), genitive singular sēoles + īeġ (“island”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Elysse
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APA

Selsey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Selsey

MLA

“Selsey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Selsey. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Selsey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Selsey.

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