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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.

World number one Luke Littler will get under way on Friday against former UK Open champion Danny Noppert, having recently whitewashed the Dutchman 6-0 on his way to winning the Czech Darts Open.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Tapia Takaki helped lead the research while working closely with scientists at the Czech Technical University in Prague.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

The Czech central bank is due to announce an interest-rate decision on Thursday, where it is widely expected to leave its key policy rate unchanged at 3.75%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The final flight under Czech Airlines livery took place in 2024, with Smartwings taking over operations.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

No Czech revolutionaries jumped out from behind the bushes to free us, but the Czech people fought back in less violent ways.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

"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