Prague

American  

[prahg] / prɑg /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of the Czech Republic, in the western central part, on the Vltava: formerly capital of Czechoslovakia.

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Prague British  

/ prɑːɡ /

noun

1. Czech name: Praha. the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, on the Vltava River: a rich commercial centre during the Middle Ages; site of Charles University (1348) and a technical university (1707); scene of defenestrations (1419 and 1618) that contributed to the outbreak of the Hussite Wars and the Thirty Years' War respectively. Pop: 1 164 000 (2005 est)

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Prague Cultural  

1. Capital of The Czech Republic, situated on both banks of the Vltava River; the republic's largest city, as well as its most important industrial city; a leading European industrial and commercial center.

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In 1968, Prague was the center of Czech resistance to invasion by the Soviet Union.

From the fourteenth to the early seventeenth centuries, the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire resided at Prague as well as at Vienna.

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Medieval Prague, capital of both Bohemia and the Holy Roman Empire, remains the major presence throughout, with Charles its dominant figure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Near the exhibit’s end, Philips van den Bossche’s panoramic 1606 print of Prague highlights the city’s towers, spires and bridges, with its ledger identifying the Cathedral of St. Vitus in particular.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

She left Prague with her younger sister Eva at the age of nine, travelling on a special train arranged by Winton.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Two days before the final, Smicer returned to Prague to get married.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

In 1599, when the situation in Graz was becoming intolerable for Kepler, Tycho was establishing himself some 320 kilometres away near Prague, where people were free to worship in their own manner.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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