Chad > define

noun

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

• Indian:
• Anglo-Saxon: Name of a saint
• Celtic: Defence
• English: From the Old English name Ceadda which is of unknown meaning, possibly based on Welsh cad "battle"