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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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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 • Jul. 11, 2025

“They got up so close to these erupting craters and their sheer love is palpable in their imagery,” Dosa told The Times during a recent video interview from the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2022

The company was founded in the spa town of Karlovy Vary in 2008 by two residents of Moscow, according to Czech business registration documents identified by CAR and reviewed by The Post.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022

The Czech Karlovy Vary International Film Festival announced it would honor Depp, while the San Sebastian festival in Spain presented him with its Donostia Award to honor the actor's "outstanding contributions to the film world."

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2021

This is the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, or KVIFF, and this year marks the 46th event to grace its namesake spa town in west Bohemia, two hours from Prague.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2011

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