Czech Republic
a republic in central Europe: includes the regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and part of Silesia; formerly part of Czechoslovakia; independent since 1993. 30,449 sq. mi. (78,864 sq. km). Capital: Prague.
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Invertebrate zoologist Ondřej Michálek of Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, who was not involved with the study, says that the researchers have a “completely valid hypothesis.”
Assassin bugs tap spiders to distract them before a lethal strike | Jake Buehler | October 28, 2021 | Science NewsCountries included in the analysis were Spain, England, Germany, Italy, Russia, Turkey, Austria and Czech Republic.
‘Ghost games’ spotlight the psychological effect fans have on referees | Nikk Ogasa | August 20, 2021 | Science NewsKuna is at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, Czech Republic.
Fin whales could help scientists map what lies below the seafloor | Carolyn Gramling | March 17, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThe following year, in 1998, the U.S. Senate voted 80 to 19 to admit Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic into NATO.
Back in 1999, the European Court of Human Rights found that the Czech Republic was guilty of segregating Roma school children.
Roma Children Face Segregation In EU Schools | Amana Fontanella-Khan | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
We went to the Grand Hotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic.
Even the Czech Republic, which was formerly occupied by the Soviet Union, has ruled out such a contingency.
The rest have been forced into exile, he said, moving to places like the United States, Spain, the Czech Republic, and Chile.
Amnesty International Calls on Cuba to Release Journalists | Caitlin Dickson | March 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for Czech Republic
a country in central Europe; formed part of Czechoslovakia until 1993; mostly wooded, with lowlands surrounding the River Morava, rising to the Bohemian plateau in the W and to highlands in the N; joined the EU in 2004. Language: Czech. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: koruna. Capital Prague. Pop: 10 162 921 (2013 est). Area: 78 864 sq km (30 450 sq miles)
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