Chatham

[ chat-uhm ]

/ ˈtʃæt əm /

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noun

1st Earl of. Pitt, William, 1st Earl of Chatham.

a city in N Kent, in SE England.

a city in SW Ontario, in S Canada, near Lake St. Clair.

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How to use Chatham in a sentence

The two leaders “are both stubborn in their own ways,” says Yossi Mekelberg, a Middle East scholar at Chatham House in London.
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“This brings us back to a 9/11 feeling,” said Newtown resident Lyn Chatham.
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Either way, look for every Democrat from Chatham to Pittsfield to take a look at the race.
If Kerry Goes to State, Who Will Succeed Him? The Guessing Begins|David Freedlander|December 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As Jane Kinninmont of Chatham House in London put is, “The United States faces a crisis of credibility in the Arab world.”
Obama's Last Chance on Libya|Christopher Dickey|March 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST

“He has absolute commitment to consensus,” says Kerry Brown, a China specialist at the British think tank Chatham House.
China's Man of Mystery|Melinda Liu|January 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
William Pitt, earl of Chatham, a most illustrious English statesman, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
But from south-westerly winds, were no further advanced by the 8th than the meridian of Cape Chatham.
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Across the river from Rochester lies Chatham, a city of forty thousand people and a famous naval and military station.
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It was built at Chatham, from the design of Mr. Oliver Lang, of mahogany and on the diagonal principle.
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One night a man got away from 'em near whar we lived in Chatham County.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Chatham (1 of 2)

Chatham¹

/ (ˈtʃætəm) /

noun

a town in SE England, in N Kent on the River Medway: formerly royal naval dockyard. Pop: 73 468 (2001)

a town in SE Canada, in SE Ontario on the Thames River. Pop: 44 156 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for Chatham (2 of 2)

Chatham²

/ (ˈtʃætəm) /

noun

1st Earl of title of the elder (William) PittSee Pitt (def. 1)

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