proper noun · common

Chad

Чад

Tschad

A male given name from Old EnglishA male given name from Old English; also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names.

UK/t͡ʃad/US/t͡ʃæd/

» Chad has the world's third-highest maternal mortality rate.

Чад занимает третье место в мире по уровню материнской смертности.

Meaning

4 senses

A male given name from Old English; also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names.
(UK)The British version of the "Kilroy was here" graffiti.
A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Chad.
Tschad
ЧадČad
ЧадČad
Lake Chad (a freshwater lake at the junction of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon in Central Africa).
ЧадČad

21 sentences

Chad has the world's third-highest maternal mortality rate.
ruЧад занимает третье место в мире по уровню материнской смертности. — Wezel
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Chad is a landlocked country.
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Lake Chad is continuing to shrink.
ruОзеро Чад продолжает уменьшаться в размерах. — Selena777
deDer Tschadsee schrumpft weiter. — Rovo
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N'Djamena is the capital of Chad.
ruНджамена - столица Чада. — marafon
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Algeria has no borders with Chad.
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From Middle English Chadde, from Old English Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh

From Middle English Chadde, from Old English Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, revived in the 20th century.

Believed to be from Kanuri tsade (“lake”). The country is named after the lake.

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