FIRST EARL OF CHATHAM

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• FIRST EARL OF CHATHAM (noun)
The noun FIRST EARL OF CHATHAM has 1 sense:

1. English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778)

Familiarity information: FIRST EARL OF CHATHAM used as a noun is very rare.

• FIRST EARL OF CHATHAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

First Earl of Chatham; Pitt; Pitt the Elder; William Pitt

Instance hypernyms:

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

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ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:

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First Earl Kitchener of Khartoum

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