chad

Noun chad 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;
has particulars: dimple, dimpled chad, pregnant chad, hanging chad, swinging chad, tri-chad
is a kind of paper

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

• chad(n = noun.location) republic of chad, tchad - a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960;
is a kind of african country, african nation
has parts: capital of chad, fort-lamy, n'djamena, ndjamena
is a part of africa
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;
has particulars: west chadic, biu-mandara, east chadic, masa
is a kind of afrasian, afrasian language, afro-asiatic, afroasiatic, afroasiatic language, hamito-semitic