Chatham
English
editEtymology
editFrom an Old Welsh word cēd, meaning "wood" + hām (“home”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃæt.əm/
Proper noun
editChatham
- A port and town on the River Medway in Kent, England; the home of the Royal dockyard.
- Any of several other places of the same name:
- A town, the county seat of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States.
- A community in Chatham-Kent, Southwestern Ontario, Canada.
- A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
- Synonym: (historically) Monomoit
- An English habitational surname from the place name.
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- Medway Towns (sense 1)
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