TCHAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tchad mean? 

• TCHAD (noun)
  The noun TCHAD has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: TCHAD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TCHAD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Chad; Republic of Chad; Tchad

Instance hypernyms:

African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Tchad"):

capital of Chad; Fort-Lamy; N'Djamena; Ndjamena (the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river)

Meronyms (members of "Tchad"):

Chadian (a native or inhabitant of Chad)

Holonyms ("Tchad" is a part of...):

Africa (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)