Chad
A male given name from Old EnglishA male given name from Old English; also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names.
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» Chad has the world's third-highest maternal mortality rate.
Чад занимает третье место в мире по уровню материнской смертности. — Wezel
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4 sensesA 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
Examples
21 sentencesChad has the world's third-highest maternal mortality rate.
ruЧад занимает третье место в мире по уровню материнской смертности. — Wezel
Chad is a landlocked country.
Lake Chad is continuing to shrink.
ruОзеро Чад продолжает уменьшаться в размерах. — Selena777
deDer Tschadsee schrumpft weiter. — Rovo
N'Djamena is the capital of Chad.
ruНджамена - столица Чада. — marafon
Algeria has no borders with Chad.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English Chadde, from Old English Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventhFrom 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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