English Explanatory Dictionary

Chatham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A port and town on the River Medway in Kent, England; the home of the Royal dockyard (OS grid ref TQ7667).
  2. Any of several other places of the same name:
  3. A settlement near Machen in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2189).
  4. A community and former township in Chatham-Kent municipality, southwestern Ontario, Canada.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. A neighbourhood of Sitka, Alaska, named after Chatham Strait.
  7. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida.
  8. A community area and neighbourhood in Chicago, Illinois.
  9. A village and township in Sangamon County, Illinois.
  10. An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Buchanan County, Iowa.
  11. An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky.
  12. A town in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.

Pronunciation

/ˈtʃæt.əm/ /ˈtʃæð.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Chatham.wav

Word forms

Chatham

Etymology

From an Old Welsh word cēd, meaning "wood" + hām (“home”).

Synonyms

Monomoit

Related words

Medway Towns

Derived words

Chatham County Chatham Daylight Time Chatham Island Chatham Islands Chatham-Kent Chatham Standard Time Chatham Valley Chats since Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard when Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard
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