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

“Iran intends to make any U.S. landing as costly and politically unsustainable as possible,” 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 • Apr. 3, 2026

The bond was forged through a 1,050-mile journey from Kezmarok, beneath Slovakia's Tatra Mountain, to Chatham in Kent.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

"They're showing a lot of resilience that we didn't perhaps expect, that the US didn't expect, when it took this on," Neil Quilliam, of Chatham House to the London-based think tank's podcast.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Even so, the reaction of the market has been relatively subdued, said David Butter, an energy expert on the Middle East at the Chatham House think tank.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Once, following his father from Chatham to Devonport, they had lived in a cottage on the edge of the moors.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding