Chatham
Americannoun
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1st Earl of. Pitt, William, 1st Earl of Chatham.
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a city in N Kent, in SE England.
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a city in SW Ontario, in S Canada, near Lake St. Clair.
noun
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a town in SE England, in N Kent on the River Medway: formerly royal naval dockyard. Pop: 73 468 (2001)
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a town in SE Canada, in SE Ontario on the Thames River. Pop: 44 156 (2001)
noun
Example Sentences
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The 49-year-old from Chatham was diagnosed with the condition in 2023, five years after she first had symptoms.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Even limited asset releases function as both economic lifelines and political signals of de-escalation,” said Sanam Vakil, Middle East director at Chatham House, a London think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
The story began in 1999 when Dr. Richard Köhler uncovered the fossil during a research expedition to Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
“This was a multi-pronged effort at reasserting deterrence,” said Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House, a London-based think tank.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
That’s what Mrs. Chatham said to Mrs. Granger, shaking the newspaper in front of her face.
From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
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