Chelm
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Jewish/xɛlm/
Chelm proper noun: a city in Poland, known for the Jewish stories about its (mythical) stupid residents.
Proper noun
Chelm
- A city in Poland, known for the Jewish stories about its (mythical) stupid residents.
- The fool I am, the fool. A citizen of Chelm, an idiot, one of those characters my grandfather's legends are made of.1999, Martha Blum, The Walnut Tree, Coteau, →ISBN, page 100
- You are the quintessential Chelmsman, Art -- indeed, you are the prince of the Sages of Chelm.2010 January 27, "nordicskiv2" <David.L.Webb@Dartmouth.edu>, "Re: HELMsman", message-ID <6dd30c30-f7a7-4c45-b737-bf2cf44c9e49@l19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, humanities.lit.authors.shakespeare, Usenet...
Origin of Chelm
Borrowed from Polish Chełm. Doublet of holm.
Words that rhyme with Chelm
Questions about Chelm
- What does Chelm mean?
- Chelm means a city in Poland, known for the Jewish stories about its (mythical) stupid residents.
- What part of speech is Chelm?
- Chelm is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Chelm?
- Chelm is pronounced /xɛlm/ (Jewish).
Words near Chelm in the dictionary
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