a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape

a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river

[ Syn: lake chad , chad ]

a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960

[ Syn: chad , republic of chad , tchad ]

a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa

[ Syn: chad , chadic , chadic language ]