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Chad

1

[ chad ]

noun

  1. Lake Chad, a lake in Africa at the junction of four countries: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. 5,000 to 10,000 sq. mi. (13,000 to 26,000 sq. km) (seasonal variation).
  2. Official_name Republic of Chad. a republic in northern central Africa, east of Lake Chad. 501,000 sq. mi. (1,297,590 sq. km). : N'Djamena.


Chad

2

[ chad ]

noun

  1. a male given name.
  2. Sometimes chad. Slang: Sometimes Disparaging. a confident, successful, athletic man who is attractive to women, sometimes one who is perceived as hypermasculine, arrogant, or shallow.

chad

3

[ chad ]

noun

Computers.
  1. a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.

Chad

1

/ tʃæd /

noun

  1. a republic in N central Africa: made a territory of French Equatorial Africa in 1910; became independent in 1960; contains much desert and the Tibesti Mountains, with Lake Chad in the west; produces chiefly cotton and livestock; suffered intermittent civil war from 1963 and prolonged drought. Official languages: Arabic; French. Religion: Muslim majority, also Christian and animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Ndjamena. Pop: 11 193 452 (2013 est). Area: 1 284 000 sq km (495 750 sq miles) French nameTchad
  2. Lake Chad
    a lake in N central Africa: fed chiefly by the Shari River, it has no apparent outlet. Area: at fullest extent 10 000 to 26 000 sq km (4000 to 10 000 sq miles), varying seasonally; it has shrunk considerably in recent years
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chad

2

/ tʃæd /

noun

  1. the small pieces of cardboard or paper removed during the punching of holes in computer printer paper, paper tape, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Chad

  1. Landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa , bordered by Sudan to the east; the Central African Republic to the south; Cameroon , Niger , and Nigeria to the west; and Libya to the north. N'Djamena is its capital and largest city.
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Notes

Chad was under French control until 1960.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Chad1

First recorded in 2010–15, Chad 2fordef 2

Origin of Chad2

First recorded in 1930–35; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Chad1

C20: perhaps based on chaff 1
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Example Sentences

Chad Rolison hit a two run single ahead of Young to extend the Lions lead.

UN experts monitoring the arms embargo on Darfur have previously described accusations of the UAE smuggling weapons to the RSF through Chad as credible.

From BBC

Chad Mizelle, acting associate attorney general and the department’s chief of staff, in the statement cited a “disturbing rise of antisemitism at educational institutions in California and nationwide.”

Shari, the oldest, claims that her mom would beat Chad until he bled and that she had to help Chad clean blood off the walls.

“I got to get Travis Hunter in the batting cage,” former All-Pro wide receiver Chad Johnson said on “The Stephen A. Smith Show.”

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