| 释义 |
chad
I. \chəd, (|)chad\
Etymology: alteration of Middle English ich hadde
dialect England : I had
II. \ˈchad, -aa(ə)d\ noun
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Etymology: probably alteration of shad
: a young European sea bream
III. noun
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Etymology: perhaps from Scots, gravel
: small pieces of paper or cardboard produced in punching paper tape or punch cards; also : a piece of chad
IV. noun
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Usage: usually capitalized
: a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family comprising a large number of languages of northern Nigeria and Cameroons — see afro-asiatic languages table
V. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Chad, republic formerly part of French Equatorial Africa
: of or relating to Chad : of the kind or style prevalent in Chad |