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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chad (chad),USA pronunciation n. [Computers.]- Computinga small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- origin, originally uncertain 1945–50
- 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).
- Place NamesOfficial 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. - Language VarietiesChadic.
- a male given name. French, Tchad (for defs. 1, 2).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Chad /tʃæd/ n - 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: 8 854 000 (2004 est). Area: 1 284 000 sq km (495 750 sq miles)
French name: Tchad - 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
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