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Country name Chad, in 35 editions.
The entry for Chad published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Chad
Republic of Chad
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad
- conventional short form:
- Chad
- local long form:
- Republique du Tchad local short form:
- Tchad
conventional long form:
Republic of Chad
conventional short form:
Chad
local long form:
Republique du Tchad local short form:
Tchad
The entry for Chad did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad
- conventional short form:
- Chad
- local long form:
- Republique du Tchad
- local short form:
- Tchad
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad
- conventional short form:
- Chad
- local long form:
- Republique du Tchad
- local short form:
- Tchad
conventional long form: Republic of Chad
conventional short form: Chad
local long form: Republique du Tchad
local short form: Tchad
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad
- conventional short form:
- Chad
- local long form :
- Republique du Tchad
- local short form:
- Tchad
conventional long form: Republic of Chad
conventional short form: Chad
local long form: form : Republique du Tchad
local short form: Tchad
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad
- conventional short form:
- Chad
- local long form:
- Republique du Tchad
- local short form:
- Tchad
conventional long form: Republic of Chad
conventional short form: Chad
local long form : form: Republique du Tchad
local short form: Tchad
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad conventional short form: Chad local long form: Republique du Tchad local short form: Tchad
conventional long form: Republic of Chad
The same text in 4 editions, 2002 to 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad
- conventional short form:
- Chad
- local long form:
- Republique du Tchad
- local short form:
- Tchad
conventional long form: Republic of Chad
conventional short form: Chad
local long form: Republique du Tchad
local short form: Tchad
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad
- conventional short form:
- Chad
- local long form:
- Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
- local short form:
- Tchad/Tshad
conventional long form: Republic of Chad
conventional short form: Chad
local long form: Republique du Tchad Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
local short form: Tchad Tchad/Tshad
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad
- conventional short form:
- Chad
- local long form:
- Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
- local short form:
- Tchad/Tshad
conventional long form:
Republic of Chad
conventional short form:
Chad
local long form:
Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
local short form:
Tchad/Tshad
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad
- conventional short form:
- Chad
- local long form:
- Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
- local short form:
- Tchad/Tshad
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad
- conventional short form:
- Chad
- local long form:
- Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
- local short form:
- Tchad/Tshad
- etymology:
- named for Lake Chad, which lies along the country's western border; the word "tsade" means "large body of water" or "lake" in several local native languages
conventional long form: Republic of Chad
conventional short form: Chad
local long form: Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
local short form: Tchad/Tshad
etymology: named for Lake Chad, which lies along the country's western border; the word "tsade" means "large body of water" or "lake" in several local native languages
The same text in 6 editions, 2018 to 2023.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad
- conventional short form:
- Chad
- local long form:
- Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
- local short form:
- Tchad/Tshad
- etymology:
- named for Lake Chad, which lies along the country's western border; the word "tsade" means "large body of water" or "lake" in several local native languages
note: the only country whose name is composed of a single syllable with a single vowel
conventional long form: Republic of Chad
conventional short form: Chad
local long form: Republique du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
local short form: Tchad/Tshad
etymology: named for Lake Chad, which lies along the country's western border; the word "tsade" means "large body of water" or "lake" in several local native languages
note: the only country whose name is composed of a single syllable with a single vowel
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad
- conventional short form:
- Chad
- local long form:
- République du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
- local short form:
- Tchad/Tshad
- etymology:
- named for Lake Chad, which lies along the country's western border; the word "tsade" means "large body of water" or "lake" in several local native languages
note: the only country whose name is composed of a single syllable with a single vowel
conventional long form: Republic of Chad
conventional short form: Chad
local long form: Republique République du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
local short form: Tchad/Tshad
etymology: named for Lake Chad, which lies along the country's western border; the word "tsade" means "large body of water" or "lake" in several local native languages
note: the only country whose name is composed of a single syllable with a single vowel
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Chad
- conventional short form:
- Chad
- local long form:
- République du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
- local short form:
- Tchad/Tshad
- etymology:
- named for Lake Chad, which lies along the country's western border; taken from a local word meaning "large body of water" or "lake"
note: the only country whose name is composed of a single syllable with a single vowel
conventional long form: Republic of Chad
conventional short form: Chad
local long form: République du Tchad/Jumhuriyat Tshad
local short form: Tchad/Tshad
etymology: named for Lake Chad, which lies along the country's western border; the taken from a local word "tsade" means meaning "large body of water" or "lake" in several local native languages
note: the only country whose name is composed of a single syllable with a single vowel
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Chad: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/chad/country-name.