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

In this show, which closes this weekend, participants like Barton Lidice Benes, Cui Fei, Jean Shin and Penelope Umbrico display artifacts and natural objects they’ve acquired in ways that reflect their individual passions.

From New York Times • May 29, 2014

After Lidice and Kiel came Dresden – a controversial and poignant twinning at a time when the devastation of the blitz was still fresh in the mind of citizens of both places.

From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2011

Each column of the vast colonnade . . . will commemorate a martyr of Lidice.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was no need of the grapevine to get news of Lidice to the civilized world: the Germans themselves announced it in official radio broadcasts from Prague and Berlin.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the whole incident occurred in Prague, the destruction of Lidice cannot be linked with the death of Heydrich in the way described in your statement.

From Time Magazine Archive