Chamber

See also: chamber

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Chamber (plural Chambers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chamber is the 37591^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 592 individuals. Chamber is most common among Black/African American (45.27%), White (36.49%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chamber”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 315.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From French chambre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃãber/, [ˈʃɑ̃ː.bɐ]

Noun

Chamber f (plural Chamberen)

1. chamber; a committee or body, usually with the official name of “chambre”

   Hien huet seng Leit an der Chambre de Commerce an all deenen anere Chamberen.

   He has his people at the chamber of commerce and all those other chambers.

Proper noun

Chamber f

1. the Luxembourgish parliament (officially known by the French name of “chambre des deputés”)

   Dat neit Gesetz gouf gëschter an der Chamber gestëmmt.

   The new law was adopted yesterday in parliament.

2. the parliament building in the city of Luxembourg

   Hie ka vu sengem Daach op d'Chamber kucken.

   He can see the parliament building from the roof of his house.