1. A small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
   "The controversy over hanging chads became a major issue in the 2000 U.S. presidential election"

1. A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
   - Republic of Chad, Tchad
    
2. A family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
   - Chadic, Chadic language
    
3. A lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river
   - Lake Chad
    
4. [informal] An attractive, confident, and socially successful young man, often viewed as embodying traditional masculine traits
   "He's such a Chad, always surrounded by admirers at parties"

Derived forms: chads

Type of: Afrasian, Afrasian language, African country, African nation, Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic language, Hamito-Semitic, lake, paper

Part of: Africa

Encyclopedia: Chad, Kentucky