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Chad

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[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. Slang: Sometimes Disparaging.Sometimes chad 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

/ ʃæ /

noun

  1. French name: Tchad.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)

  2. a lake in N central Africa: fed chiefly by the Shari River, it has no apparent outlet. Area: at fullest extent 10000 to 26000 sq km (4000 to 10000 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

/ ʃæ /

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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Chad was under French control until 1960.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Chad1

First recorded in 2010–15, Chad 2 for def. 2

Origin of Chad2

First recorded in 1930–35; origin uncertain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Chad1

C20: perhaps based on chaff 1
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Chad retaliated by suspending all visas to US citizens while Somalia promised to work with the US to address security issues.

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So far, only the African Union, which represents all 55 nations on the African continent, Chad, Somalia and Venezuela have responded.

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The central African nation Chad is singled out for showing a "a blatant disregard for United States immigration laws".

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The former marketing exercutive, Chad Bustos, alleges in the lawsuit filed on Wednesday that he was fired in retaliation after he defended several female employees.

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Chad Rivera gingerly makes his way to the edge of what looks like an emptied out swimming pool, a lime-green skateboard in one hand, a white cane in the other.

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