Noun has 4 senses

• chad(n = noun.substance) - a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape;



• chad(n = noun.object) lake chad - a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river;



• chad(n = noun.location) republic of chad, tchad - a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960;




Derived form adjective chadian₁

• chad(n = noun.communication) chadic, chadic language - a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa;