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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.

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.

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

  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

    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

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

Etymology

Origin of Czech

C19: from Polish, from Czech Čech

Example Sentences

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Germany upped its incentives to keep up with rival hubs such as the Czech Republic and Ireland.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

A convicted German transgender right-wing extremist, who has been on the run for months, has been arrested in the Czech Republic.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

But from there, elation turned to frustration when Ryan Manning's foul on Czech skipper Ladislav Krejci enabled Patrik Schick to slot home a momentum-swinging penalty in a frantic first half.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The full gamut of emotions synonymous with do-or-die international football was on display as the Republic of Ireland's World Cup dream was left in ruins following a devastating penalty shootout defeat by the Czech Republic.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Take a look at the roster of the 2007 Czech National Junior soccer team, which made the Junior World Cup finals.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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