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.
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
a native or inhabitant of the Czech Republic
a native or inhabitant of Bohemia or Moravia
(loosely) a native, inhabitant, or citizen of the former Czechoslovakia
C19: from Polish, from Czech Čech
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On the Czech side, coach Miroslav Koubek favors a disciplined and physical approach, with Patrik Schick and Adam Hložek leading the counterattack that will seek to capitalize on any Mexico mistakes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
Matěj Macák, a materials engineer in the Czech Republic, recently came to the conclusion that he has a money problem.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
Wins for South Africa and the Czech Republic would spell bad news for Scotland, leaving the third-place finisher on four points.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
Last week, Williams partnered with Czech tennis star Karolína Muchová at the WTA 500 Berlin Open, where they lost their opening match to Giuliana Olmos of Austria and Routliffe 6-4, 6-4.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
Here’s the roster of the 2007 Czech junior hockey team that finished fifth at the world championships.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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