Chad

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Proper noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.1.2 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Proper noun 1.3.1.1 Quotations 1.3.1.2 External links 2 Spanish 2.1 Proper noun 2.1.1 Related terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tʃæd/

  Rhymes: -æd

[edit] Etymology 1

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[edit] Proper noun

Singular Chad

Plural -

Chad

1. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Chad.

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[edit] See also

• Countries of the world

[edit] Etymology 2

Old English Ceadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh century saint, revived in the 20th century.

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Chad

Plural -

Chad

1. A male given name. Also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names
2. (British) The British version of the graffiti.

[edit] Quotations

• 1993 Jonathan Kellerman, Devil's Waltz, Random House 1998, ISBN 0345460715, page 26:

  "What else? Anyway, here's the genealogy: Charles Junior's only son is Charles the Third - like royalty. He goes by Chip - Cassie's daddy. The mom is Cindy. The dead son was Chad - Charles the Fourth."

  "All Cs," I said. "Sounds like they like order."

• 1995 Hanif Kureishi, The Black Album, Faber and Faber, ISBN 0571150861, pages 88, 90

  'He used to be called Trevor Buss.'

  'Chad? I don't believe you.' - - -

  'He changed his name into Muhammad Shahabuddin Ali-Shah.'

  'No!'

  'He'd insist on the whole name. He played football and his mates got fed up saying, "Pass the ball, Muhammad Shahabuddin Ali-Shah" - - - No one passed to him. So he became Chad.'

[edit] External links

• Chad (graffiti) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Chad (graffiti)

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[edit] Spanish

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[edit] Proper noun

Chad

1. Chad

[edit] Related terms

• chadiano, chadiana