chad
English Thesaurus
1. a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa (noun.communication)
hyponym | : | west chadic, |
definition | : | a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | biu-mandara, |
definition | : | a group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | east chadic, |
definition | : | a group of Chadic languages spoken in Chad (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | masa, |
definition | : | an independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages (noun.communication) |
2. a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960 (noun.location)
part meronym | : | africa, |
definition | : | the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean (noun.object) |
member holonym | : | chadian, |
definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Chad (noun.person) |
3. a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river (noun.object)
instance hypernym | : | lake, |
definition | : | a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land (noun.object) |
part meronym | : | africa, |
definition | : | the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean (noun.object) |
4. a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | paper, |
definition | : | a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | hanging chad, |
definition | : | a chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one corner (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | swinging chad, |
definition | : | a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at two corners (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | tri-chad, |
definition | : | a chad that is incompletely removed and still attached at three corners (noun.substance) |
5. a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960 (noun.location)
derivation | : | chadian, |
definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | chadian, |
definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language (adj.pert) |
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