Lidice

American  

[li-dyi-tse, lee-duh-chey, lid-uh-see] / ˈlɪ dyɪ tsɛ, ˈli dəˌtʃeɪ, ˈlɪd ə si /

noun

1. a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.

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Lidice British  

/ ˈlidjtsɛ /

noun

1. a mining village in the Czech Republic: destroyed by the Germans in 1942 in reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich; rebuilt as a national memorial

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Example Sentences

The site’s content has repeatedly been debunked by fact-checking organizations, and a preliminary report shows “it is one of the big disseminators of false news in our country,” said lawmaker Lídice da Mata, the rapporteur of Congress’ ongoing investigation into misinformation.

From Seattle Times

The site’s content has repeatedly been debunked by fact-checking organizations, and a preliminary technical report shows “it is one of the big disseminators of false news in our country,” said lawmaker Lídice da Mata, the rapporteur of Congress’ ongoing investigation into misinformation, in a written response to AP questions.

From Washington Times

In her complaint, Lidice Diaz, who was the director of business development at the Pomona Healthcare and Wellness Center, alleged that managers instructed staff to prepare a list of “dischargeable people” on a daily basis.

From Los Angeles Times

For more than three-quarters of a century, the story of Lidice has stood as haunting testimony of Czech suffering and victimhood at the hands of cruel Nazi occupiers.

From The Guardian

Details of her arrest were discovered in a chronicle written shortly after the war by the arresting police officer, Evžen Ressl, who said she was detained because her Jewish origins had been brought to the authorities’ attention by a Lidice resident.

From The Guardian