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TCHAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
Synonyms:
Chad; Republic of Chad; Tchad
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
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)