Czech

¹ American

[chek] / tʃɛk /

noun

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.

adjective

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

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

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noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of Czech

C19: from Polish, from Czech Čech

Example Sentences

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Czech Czech.

Jakub Hrůša’s superb set of recordings with the Bamberg Symphony of the 20th-century Czech composer’s work offers an ideal opportunity to revisit his ever-shifting musical world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

He was born in Polička, a market town in what is now the Czech Republic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The Czech public broadcaster has also pulled out, but cited spending cuts as the reason.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Earlier this month, the Czech public broadcaster pulled out, but cited spending cuts as the reason.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

I’d grown fond of quoting Vaclav Havel, the great Czech leader who had said that “hope” was the one thing that people struggling in Eastern Europe needed during the era of Soviet domination.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

"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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