Ostrava

American

[aw-strah-vah] / ˈɔ strɑ vɑ /

noun

a city in northern Moravia, in the northeastern Czech Republic.

Ostrava British

/ ˈɔstrava /

noun

an industrial city in the E Czech Republic, on the River Oder: the chief coal-mining area in the Czech Republic, in Upper Silesia. Pop: 316 000 (2005 est)

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Fellow Briton Katie Boulter reached the last eight at the Ostrava Open with a straight-sets victory over Swiss fifth seed Viktorija Golubic.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

But the Ostrava region has seen many mines and steelworks shut down over the past few years.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

Slovakia also registered its first win, a 6-2 victory over Kazakhstan in Group B in Ostrava.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024

I wasn’t the first passenger in the dining car en route to the Czech Republic’s eastern city of Ostrava, which was how I hit my first snag.

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

Sunday will be only the second tour meeting between her and Kazakhstan's Rybakina - Swiatek winning in straight sets in Ostrava in 2021.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2023

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