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.

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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)

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Chatham ² British  

/ ˈtʃætəm /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Hayden Bloomfield was among those who watched the Budget at a round table event in Chatham.

From BBC

“The U.S. decision to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia marks a major shift in the region’s military balance and signals Washington’s willingness to extend its most advanced capabilities to Riyadh,” said Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House, a London-based think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Yasmin Afina, of the Chatham House international-affairs think tank, said reaching a quick international agreement would be difficult.

From BBC

Any further dissent risks becoming “a political problem for Haftar, who seeks to market his ability to maintain stability as superior to the authorities in Tripoli,” said Tim Eaton of the Chatham House think-tank, although he said Haftar’s forces were expected to show little tolerance for any more protests.

From Reuters

Britain is in a difficult position, caught between supporting Canada and antagonizing India, a country it wants as a trading partner and ally to help confront China, said Chietigj Bajpaee, India expert at the Chatham House think tank in London.

From Reuters