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Chatham

American  
[chat-uhm] / ˈtʃæt əm /

noun

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

  2. a city in N Kent, in SE England.

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


Chatham 1 British  
/ ˈtʃætəm /

noun

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

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

"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

Chatham 2 British  
/ ˈtʃætəm /

noun

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

"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

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Additional square miles required to produce enough biofuels for nations to meet all their targets for blending them into gasoline and diesel, according to Chatham House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Chatham Asset Management won the bidding in the bankruptcy auction that year, and much of the company’s debt was eliminated in the acquisition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

"I think the Saudis have tried everything they can to avoid this war, but I don't think they have any more choice," said Chatham House's Al-Muslimi.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

There are questions about the Chatham fighter's preparation, too.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

He said he went into Chatham to see if the gun belonged to anyone there but it didn’t, so he was laying claim that it was his own.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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