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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Tudor dropped first-choice keeper Guglielmo Vicario for young Czech Antonin Kinsky, only to take him off after just 17 minutes following two mistakes that handed Atletico a 3-0 lead.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Czech Republic now go on to face Denmark for a place in the World Cup finals while Halgrimsson's side welcome North Macedonia to Dublin on Tuesday for a friendly.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Thanks to a penalty from Troy Parrott and an own goal from Czech goalkeeper Matej Kovar, the Republic of Ireland led in Prague after 23 minutes.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Here is the explanation for what was so puzzling about the rosters of the Czech and Canadian national sports teams.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell