Tchad

UK: /tʃad/

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Tchad (Fr. chad), n. 

1. Place Names Chad.

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Tchad / tʃad/ noun

1. the French name for Chad

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

chad  (chad), n. [Computers.]

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

• origin, originally uncertain 1945–50

Chad  (chad), n. 

1. Place Names Lake, a lake in Africa at the junction of four countries: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. 5000 to 10,000 sq. mi. (13,000 to 26,000 sq. km) (seasonal variation).
2. Place Names Official name, Republic of Chad. a republic in N central Africa, E of Lake Chad: a member of the French Community;
   formerly part of French Equatorial Africa. 7,166,023;
   501,000 sq. mi. (1,297,590 sq. km). Cap.: N'Djamena.
3. Language Varieties Chadic.
4. a male given name. French, Tchad (for defs. 1, 2).