adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈt͡ʃædiən/
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CMU ARPABET:CH EY1 D IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Chad, a country in Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
An age from 345.3 ± 2.1 to 341 million years ago, a subdivision of the Carboniferous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Chad or of Chadian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of Chad or its people or language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the Chadian desert
Chad soldiers
Chadian folktales
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of Chad
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: African
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Chad Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Chadian From Chad + -ian.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Tsjadies
— pertaining to Chad
Afrikaans:
Tsjaads
— pertaining to Chad
Arabic:
تْشَادِيّ
(tšādiyy)
— pertaining to Chad
Asturian:
chadianu
— pertaining to Chad
Catalan:
txadià
— pertaining to Chad
Czech:
čadský
— pertaining to Chad
Dutch:
Tsjadisch
— pertaining to Chad
Finnish:
tšadilainen
— pertaining to Chad
French:
tchadien
— pertaining to Chad
Galician:
chadiano
— pertaining to Chad
German:
tschadisch
— pertaining to Chad
Hindi:
चाडी
(cāḍī)
— pertaining to Chad
Hungarian:
csádi
— pertaining to Chad
Irish:
Seadach
— pertaining to Chad
Italian:
ciadiano
— pertaining to Chad
Macedonian:
чадски
(čadski)
— pertaining to Chad
Norwegian Bokmål:
tsjadisk
— pertaining to Chad
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tsjadisk
— pertaining to Chad
Polish:
czadyjski
— pertaining to Chad
Portuguese:
chadiano
— pertaining to Chad
Portuguese:
tchadiano
— pertaining to Chad
Romanian:
ciadian
— pertaining to Chad
Russian:
ча́дский
(čádskij)
— pertaining to Chad
Spanish:
chadiano
— pertaining to Chad
Swedish:
tchadisk
— pertaining to Chad
Ukrainian:
ча́дський
(čádsʹkyj)
— pertaining to Chad
Welsh:
Tsiadaidd
— pertaining to Chad
Afrikaans:
Tsjadiër
— person from Chad
Arabic:
تْشَادِيّ
(tšādiyy)
— person from Chad
Arabic:
تْشَادِيَّة
(tšādiyya)
— person from Chad
Asturian:
chadianu
— person from Chad
Asturian:
chadiana
— person from Chad
Catalan:
txadià
— person from Chad
Czech:
Čaďan
— person from Chad
Dutch:
Tsjadiër
— person from Chad
Dutch:
Tsjadische
— person from Chad
Finnish:
tšadilainen
— person from Chad
French:
Tchadien
— person from Chad
Galician:
chadiano
— person from Chad
German:
Tschader
— person from Chad
German:
Tschaderin
— person from Chad
Hindi:
चाडी
(cāḍī)
— person from Chad
Hungarian:
csádi
— person from Chad
Irish:
Seadach
— person from Chad
Italian:
ciadiano
— person from Chad
Italian:
ciadiana
— person from Chad
Japanese:
チャド人
(Chadojin)
— person from Chad
Korean:
차드인
(chadeu'in)
— person from Chad
Korean:
차드 사람
(chadeu saram)
— person from Chad
Macedonian:
Чаѓанец
(Čaǵanec)
— person from Chad
Macedonian:
Чаѓанка
(Čaǵanka)
— person from Chad
Norwegian Bokmål:
tsjader
— person from Chad
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tsjadar
— person from Chad
Polish:
Czadyjczyk
— person from Chad
Polish:
Czadyjka
— person from Chad
Portuguese:
chadiano
— person from Chad
Portuguese:
tchadiano
— person from Chad
Romanian:
ciadian
— person from Chad
Romanian:
ciadiană
— person from Chad
Russian:
жи́тель Ча́да
(žítelʹ Čáda)
— person from Chad
Russian:
жи́тельница Ча́да
(žítelʹnica Čáda)
— person from Chad
