African nation (4 letters)

{ Answer }

CHAD

{ Related Clues }

Actor Everett
Actor ___ Everett
African country
African lake
African republic
Election hanger-on?
Hanger-on at the polls?
Lake in Africa
N'Djamena's land
Neighbor of Sudan
Republic of Africa
African lake or republic
African republic or lake
Data card debris
Famed political hanger-on
Its capital is N'Djamena
Jeremy's singing partner
N'Djamena is its capital
Part of a punch ballot
Republic or lake in Africa
One that's punched out
Voting booth hanger-on?
It may have a dimple
Something on which an election hangs?

{ Tags }

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{ Notes }

The answer CHAD is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.

{ Definition }

CHAD as a noun:

1. a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape

2. (Lake Chad, Chad) = a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river

3. (Chad, Republic of Chad, Tchad) = a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960

4. (Chad, Chadic, Chadic language) = a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa