Dvořák

American  

[dvawr-zhahk, -zhak, dvaw-rzhahk] / ˈdvɔr ʒɑk, -ʒæk, ˈdvɔ rʒɑk /

noun

1. Antonín 1841–1904, Czech composer.

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Dvořák British  

/ ˈdvɔrʒaːk, ˈdvɔːʒæk /

noun

1. Antonín (ˈantɔnjiːn), known as Anton Dvořák. 1841–1904, Czech composer, much of whose work reflects the influence of folk music. His best-known work is the Symphony No. 9 From the New World (1893)

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Example Sentences

In 1986, an article in the New Journal of Medicine by Dr. Harold Dvorak suggested that cancer behaves very much like a wound that never heals.

From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025

Dvorak and McQueen were in junior high in February 1976 when they disappeared while walking together in downtown Calgary.

From BBC • May 17, 2024

“Everybody who has been to Seattle knows that it has a very grainy and smoky feeling. Each location has its own character. There’s something mystical about it. Shooting there really enhanced the story,” says Dvorak.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023

“It’s insane Verzi got these pictures. Dvorak was reclusive. They’re astounding photos,” said Rice, whose red lipstick, thick-framed glasses and Bettie Page haircut evoke a 1950s panache.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023

It recalls, to some extent, the furore surrounding Dvorak’s interest in Native American tunes - although Dvorak at least was in America at the time.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall