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    Czech
    noun
    a member of the most westerly branch of the Slavs, comprising the Bohemians, or Czechs proper, and, sometimes, the Moravians.
  • Czech.
    Czech.
    abbreviation
    Czechoslovakia.

Czech

1 American  
[chek] / tʃɛk /

noun

  1. a member of the most westerly branch of the Slavs, comprising the Bohemians, or Czechs proper, and, sometimes, the Moravians.

  2. the language of Bohemia and Moravia, a Slavic language similar to Slovak.

  3. (loosely) Czechoslovak.


adjective

  1. 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

  1. 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Czech

C19: from Polish, from Czech Čech

Example Sentences

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El Tri closes out the group stage against the Czech Republic on June 24 in the Mexican capital.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

A puma named Muluk seemed sure that South Korea will triumph against the Czech Republic, and six giraffes hedged their bets with the Democratic Republic of Congo over Colombia.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

For the Czech Republic v South Africa, tickets for block 122 with a face value of £342 were below £190 on SeatGeek and StubHub.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The U.S. secured agreements with Germany and the Czech Republic to provide treatment in Europe, avoiding risky trans-Atlantic travel for a critically ill patient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 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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