Czech

[ chek ]

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.

  1. (loosely) Czechoslovak.

adjective
  1. Also Czech·ish.

    • of or relating to the former Czechoslovakia, its people, or their language.

    • of or relating to the Czech Republic, its people, or their language.

Other words from Czech

  • an·ti-Czech, adjective, noun
  • non-Czech, adjective, noun
  • pro-Czech, adjective, noun

Words Nearby Czech

Other definitions for Czech. (2 of 2)

Czech.

abbreviation
  1. Czechoslovakia.

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How to use Czech in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for Czech

Czech

/ (tʃɛk) /


adjective
    • of, relating to, or characteristic of the Czech Republic, its people, or its language

    • of, relating to, or characteristic of Bohemia and Moravia, their people, or their language

    • (loosely) of, relating to, or characteristic of the former Czechoslovakia or its people

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

    • a native or inhabitant of the Czech Republic

    • a native or inhabitant of Bohemia or Moravia

    • (loosely) a native, inhabitant, or citizen of the former Czechoslovakia

Origin of Czech

1
C19: from Polish, from Czech Čech

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