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.
3. Chadic.

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

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

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.

Notes

Chad was under French control until 1960.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chad¹

C20: perhaps based on chaff ¹

Example Sentences

“I’m friends with Chad because we’re both signed to the same management company,” Smith says over drinks during a recent visit to Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

The biggest lesson he learned: “What does Chad want to do?” he dryly cackles, before interrupting himself.

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“A lot of people compare it to mediating,” owner Chad Morris says of the workout.

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Although the cause of the fire has yet to be determined, Battalion Chief Chad Willenberg told NBC 7 on Thursday night that it could have been the result of overcharging the batteries.

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Everett Chad Nelson was charged with the assault of an unnamed man aboard a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., on Monday.

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