[chad] 
| 1. | Lake, a lake in Africa at the junction of four countries: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. 5000 to 10,000 sq. mi. (13,000 to 26,000 sq. km) (seasonal variation). |
| 2. | Official name, Republic of Chad. a republic in N central Africa, E of Lake Chad: a member of the French Community; formerly part of French Equatorial Africa. 7,166,023; 501,000 sq. mi. (1,297,590 sq. km). Capital: N'Djamena. |
| 3. | Chadic. |
| 4. | a male given name. |
Landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa, bordered by Sudan to the east; the Central African Republic to the south; Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria to the west; and Libya to the north. N'Djamena is its capital and largest city.
Note: Chad was under French control until 1960.