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Karlovy Vary

American  
[kahr-luh-vee vahr-ee, kahr-law-vi vah-ri] / ˈkɑr lə vi ˈvɑr i, ˈkɑr lɔ vɪ ˈvɑ rɪ /

noun

  1. a city in western Czech Republic: mineral springs; Carlsbad Decrees (1819).


Karlovy Vary British  
/ ˈkarlɔvi ˈvari /

noun

  1. German name: Karlsbad.   Carlsbad.  a city in the W Czech Republic, at the confluence of the Tepla and Ohře Rivers: warm mineral springs. Pop: 50 691 (2007 est)

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He was investigated by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church and last December he was retired from his position as head of the Budapest diocese and transferred to the Church in the Czech city of Karlovy Vary.

From BBC

As we talked a train trundled westwards over the river, heading to Prague's Smichov station, and from there onwards to Karlovy Vary, Pilsen or Germany.

From BBC

After the war the Ickovics returned to Czechoslovakia, where Eugene opened a pharmaceutical factory in Karlovy Vary, before emigrating to Bogotá, Colombia, where he opened several factories and the family grew wealthy.

From New York Times

A favorite playground for wealthy Russians since Peter the Great visited in the early 18th century, the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary is studded with grandiose hotels and luxury boutiques with Russian-speaking staff, along with plaques honoring famous Russian visitors like the 19th-century novelist Ivan Turgenev.

From New York Times

“Karlovy Vary was a mecca for Russians,” said the Rev. Andrij Penjuk, a priest and longtime resident from Ukraine.

From New York Times