English Explanatory Dictionary

Chelm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Poland, known for the Jewish stories about its (mythical) stupid residents.

Pronunciation

/xɛlm/

Word forms

Chelm

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Chełm. Doublet of holm.

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