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# chad

proper noun (Chad); noun (a chad, chads); slang (a Chad)

«chad» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Chad is a large country in north-central Africa; its capital is N'Djamena and much of the north is Sahara desert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chad/#m1)
2. Chad is a man's name (a name). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chad/#m2)
3. A chad is the tiny bit of paper punched out when you make a hole in a card or ballot paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chad/#m3)
4. (slang, internet) A «Chad» is a joke name for a confident, sporty, popular young man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chad/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons, Chad is a landlocked country (no coast) with Lake Chad, a lake that has shrunk a lot. In news and history, «hanging chads» on paper ballots once caused arguments about vote counting in the USA. In online slang, calling someone «a Chad» is teasing and can be mean. Phrases: «Lake Chad», «hanging chad».

### Examples

- Chad is a country in Africa with no coastline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chad/#x1)
- Lake Chad has become much smaller. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chad/#x2)
- My cousin Chad plays rugby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chad/#x3)
- The hole punch left little chads all over the desk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chad/#x4)
- Online, some people call a show-off «a Chad». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chad/#x5)
- We found Chad on the map, south of Libya. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chad/#x6)

### Note

Capital C for the country and the name. The country is landlocked. The slang «Chad» is internet talk and may sound unkind; avoid it in school writing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chad» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chad/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chad» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chad.html) on Mova free.