Phrase guide

chat room

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈtʃæt(ˌ)ɹum/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Part of a website or other network where visitors can converse in typed messages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chatroom

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: web site, website, internet site, site

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غُرْفَة دَرْدَشَة — website
  • Chinese Cantonese: 聊天室 — website
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聊天室 (liáotiānshì) — website
  • Dutch: chatroom — website
  • Dutch: chatbox — website
  • Esperanto: retbabilejo — website
  • Esperanto: babilejo — website
  • Finnish: keskusteluhuone — website
  • Finnish: keskustelukanava — website
  • Finnish: chatti — website
  • French: clavardoir — website
  • German: Chatroom — website
  • Icelandic: spjallrás — website
  • Indonesian: ruang ngobrol — website
  • Indonesian: ruang bincang — website
  • Japanese: リスナー (risunā) — website
  • Korean: 채팅방 (chaetingbang) — website
  • Korean: 대화방 (daehwabang) — website
  • Latin: collocutorium — website
  • Marathi: चॅट रूम (cĕṭ rūm) — website
  • Polish: chatroom — website
  • Portuguese: sala de bate-papo — website
  • Portuguese: sala de conversação — website
  • Portuguese: chat — website
  • Portuguese: bate-papo — website
  • Romanian: cameră de chat — website
  • Spanish: chat — website
  • Spanish: sala de chat — website
  • Spanish: sala de charla — website
  • Spanish: sala de plática — website
  • Spanish: sala de conversación — website
  • Swedish: chatt — website
  • Swedish: chattsida — website
  • Swedish: chattrum — website
  • Turkish: sohbet odası — website
  • Welsh: ystafell sgwrsio — website