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Ranelagh Gardens

British  
/ ˈrænɪlə /

plural noun

  1. Also called: Ranelagh.  a public garden in Chelsea opened in 1742: a centre for members of fashionable society to meet and promenade. The gardens were closed in 1804

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Ranelagh Gardens

named after the Earl of Ranelagh , in whose grounds they were sited

Example Sentences

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Our servant-man used to take me to the Ranelagh Gardens every fine afternoon, as it was a favourite lounge. 

From Recollections of Old Liverpool by Nonagenarian, A

For complete account of the Royal Hospital and the Ranelagh Gardens adjoining, see p.

From Chelsea The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

I was very sorry when the Ranelagh Gardens were broken up. 

From Recollections of Old Liverpool by Nonagenarian, A

In a year when all the world was flocking to the new Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, Mrs. Northey would be particular, and have her evening party to Vauxhall.

From Sophia A Romance by Weyman, Stanley John

We then went to what they called the Ranelagh Gardens to see the fireworks, which were to be let off at ten o’clock.

From Peter Simple by Marryat, Frederick

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