Czech
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a member of the most westerly branch of the Slavs, comprising the Bohemians, or Czechs proper, and, sometimes, the Moravians.
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the language of Bohemia and Moravia, a Slavic language similar to Slovak.
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(loosely) Czechoslovak.
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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
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a native or inhabitant of the Czech Republic
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a native or inhabitant of Bohemia or Moravia
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(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
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In his second appearance, he came off the bench to head Denmark's equaliser in their World Cup play-off final against the Czech Republic only for his side to lose in a penalty shootout.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
He said France had activated the European Union's civil protection mechanism and will receive reinforcements, including two Black Hawk helicopters from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Nevertheless, Europe is benefiting from a flicker of activity in the defence sector, notably with the stock market debut in Amsterdam of Czech arms giant CSG, at $4.47 billion, the third-largest deal worldwide since January.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Gauff ended up losing in the semifinals to Czech player Karolína Muchová.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
At the national team tryouts, the Czech soccer coaches might as well have told everyone born after midsummer that they should pack their bags and go home.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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"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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