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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.

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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.

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Czech British  

/ tʃɛk /

adjective

1. 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

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

2. 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

Other Word Forms

• anti-Czech
  adjective
• non-Czech
  adjective
• pro-Czech
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Czech

C19: from Polish, from Czech Čech

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Czech Czech.

French President Emmanuel Macron said his country was seeking reinforcements from across the continent to help battle the blaze, including Canadair aircraft from Croatia and Black Hawk helicopters from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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

Eventually the Czech authorities provided free transport by trains for those of us who decided to return to Poland.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

"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