Dubček

[ doob-chek; Czech doop-chek ]

/ ˈdub tʃɛk; Czech ˈdʊp tʃɛk /

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noun

Alexander, 1921–92, Czechoslovakian political leader: first secretary of the Communist Party 1968–69.

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Words nearby Dubček

dubbed, dubbeltje, dubbin, dubbing, Dubbo, Dubček, du Bellay, Dubhe, dubiety, Dubin Johnson syndrome, Dubinsky

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How to use Dubček in a sentence

The Czechoslovakia treaty was concluded during the period of the government of Alexander Dubcek before the 1968 invasion.
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British Dictionary definitions for Dubček

Dubček

/ (Czech ˈduptʃɛk) /

noun

Alexander (ˈaleksandə). 1921–92, Czechoslovak statesman. His reforms as first secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party prompted the Russian invasion of 1968

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