Czechoslovakia
a former republic in central Europe: formed after World War I; comprised Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia, and part of Silesia: a federal republic 1968–92. 49,383 sq. mi. (127,903 sq. km). Capital: Prague.
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- Formerly Czech and Slo·vak Fed·er·a·tive Re·pub·lic [chekuhn sloh-vahk fed-uh-rey-tiv ri-puhb-lik, fed-er-uh-tiv, sloh-vak] /ˈtʃɛk ən ˈsloʊ vɑk ˈfɛd əˌreɪ tɪv rɪˈpʌb lɪk, ˈfɛd ər ə tɪv, ˈsloʊ væk/ ,
- Czech·o·slo·vak So·cial·ist Re·pub·lic [chek-oh-sloh-vahk soh-shuh-list ri-puhb-lik, -sloh-vak] /ˈtʃɛk oʊˈsloʊ vɑk ˈsoʊ ʃə lɪst rɪˈpʌb lɪk, -ˈsloʊ væk/ .
Other words from Czechoslovakia
- Czech·o·slo·va·ki·an, Czech·o-Slo·va·ki·an, adjective, noun
- non-Czech·o·slo·va·ki·an, adjective, noun
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How to use Czechoslovakia in a sentence
The gymnastics events were contested in Olomouc, in what was then Czechoslovakia.
Russia’s Figure Skating Ban Will Reverberate For Years To Come | Dvora Meyers | March 21, 2022 | FiveThirtyEightHe represented both Czechoslovakia and the United States, where he became a citizen, in the Chess Olympiads.
Lubomir Kavalek, international chess grandmaster, dies at 77 | Emily Langer | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostOther communist countries that withdrew their films and delegates included East Germany, Cuba, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.
When Countries Lose Their Shit Over American Movies | Asawin Suebsaeng | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe great games (Czechoslovakia—Brazil), the boring games (Uruguay—Israel), and the weird games (Morocco—Bulgaria).
I went for the underdogs, the teams from countries that no longer exist: Czechoslovakia, West Germany, the Soviet Union.
Vaclav Havel made the same observation a decade earlier in Czechoslovakia.
This 1979 Novel Predicted Putin’s Invasion Of Crimea | Michael Weiss | May 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut past aggressions against Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Georgia were plainly Illegal as well.
Emanuel Radl speaks of labor and the Church in Czechoslovakia.
The Necessity of Atheism | Dr. D.M. BrooksIn the chapter on Czechoslovakia I quote a conversation between a Nazi spy and his chief.
Secret Armies | John L. SpivakThe Ostiepki from Czechoslovakia might have been a link of smoked ostrich sausage put up in the skin of its own red neck.
The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton BrownThe Czechoslovakia treaty was concluded during the period of the government of Alexander Dubcek before the 1968 invasion.
Area Handbook for Romania | Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. WalpolePoland and Czechoslovakia have many more tanks, and larger percentages of them are modern.
Area Handbook for Romania | Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
British Dictionary definitions for Czechoslovakia
/ (ˌtʃɛkəʊsləʊˈvækɪə) /
a former republic in central Europe: formed after the defeat of Austria-Hungary (1918) as a nation of Czechs in Bohemia and Moravia and Slovaks in Slovakia; occupied by Germany from 1939 until its liberation by the Soviet Union in 1945; became a people's republic under the Communists in 1948; invaded by Warsaw Pact troops in 1968, ending Dubček's attempt to liberalize communism; in 1989 popular unrest led to the resignation of the politburo and the formation of a non-Communist government. It consisted of two federal republics, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which separated in 1993: Czech name: Československo See also Czech Republic, Slovakia
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Cultural definitions for Czechoslovakia
[ (chek-uh-sluh-vah-kee-uh) ]
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