chad Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
   
2. noun a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river
   Lake Chad.
   
3. noun a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
   Tchad; Republic of Chad.
   
4. noun a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
   Chadic; Chadic language.
   

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