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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.


Chad

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[ 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

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[ chad ]

noun

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

Chad

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/ ʃæ /

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
“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

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/ 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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Notes

Chad was under French control until 1960.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of Chad1

First recorded in 2010–15, Chad 2fordef 2

Origin of Chad2

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

Origin of Chad1

C20: perhaps based on chaff 1
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Chad Comey, 31, who lost the family condominium where he lived and cared for his disabled parents, wants answers from Park and others.

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In February, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said his deputies would not be involved in immigration enforcement.

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Chad Bowden is convinced he can help make USC the “most aggressive” college football program in the NIL era, and he doesn’t see any potential conflict with Lincoln Riley.

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Chad has positioned itself as neutral, but the war of words exposes the growing regional instability caused by Sudan's civil war, which is complicated by the involvement of external players.

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Ten months later, a French airliner, UTA 772, crashed into the desert in Niger as it flew from Chad to Paris.

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