Czech

¹ American

[chek] / tʃɛk /

noun

a member of the most westerly branch of the Slavs, comprising the Bohemians, or Czechs proper, and, sometimes, the Moravians.
the language of Bohemia and Moravia, a Slavic language similar to Slovak.
(loosely) Czechoslovak.

adjective

Also Czechish.
1. of or relating to the former Czechoslovakia, its people, or their language.
2. of or relating to the Czech Republic, its people, or their language.

Czech. ² American

Or Czechosl

abbreviation

Czechoslovakia.

Czech British

/ tʃɛk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Czech Republic, its people, or its language
2. of, relating to, or characteristic of Bohemia and Moravia, their people, or their language
3. (loosely) of, relating to, or characteristic of the former Czechoslovakia or its people

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noun

the official language of the Czech Republic, belonging to the West Slavonic branch of the Indo-European family; also spoken in Slovakia. Czech and Slovak are closely related and mutually intelligible
1. a native or inhabitant of the Czech Republic
2. a native or inhabitant of Bohemia or Moravia
3. (loosely) a native, inhabitant, or citizen of the former Czechoslovakia

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Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of Czech

C19: from Polish, from Czech Čech

Example Sentences

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Czech Czech.

Williams then partnered with Czech star Karolína Muchová for the WTA 500 Berlin Open.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The work focused on wolfsbane and larkspur and brought together scientists from Michigan State University and the Czech Academy of Sciences.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

The Czech National Bank is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged Thursday after raising rates by 25 basis points to 3.75% in June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

"We can see the pragmatic benefits for Czech football," said Czech Republic FA president David Trunda.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

So what do you do if you’re an athletic young Czech with the misfortune to have been born in the last part of the year?

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

"He had a paper with all sorts of questions in English and Czech. "Whenever he wanted to ask me something he pointed: 'Are you hungry?

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2015

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