Prague

American  

[prahg] / prɑg /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of the Czech Republic, in the western central part, on the Vltava: formerly capital of Czechoslovakia.

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Prague British  

/ prɑːɡ /

noun

1. Czech name: Praha.  the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, on the Vltava River: a rich commercial centre during the Middle Ages; site of Charles University (1348) and a technical university (1707); scene of defenestrations (1419 and 1618) that contributed to the outbreak of the Hussite Wars and the Thirty Years' War respectively. Pop: 1 164 000 (2005 est)

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Prague Cultural  

1. Capital of The Czech Republic, situated on both banks of the Vltava River; the republic's largest city, as well as its most important industrial city; a leading European industrial and commercial center.

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In 1968, Prague was the center of Czech resistance to invasion by the Soviet Union.

From the fourteenth to the early seventeenth centuries, the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire resided at Prague as well as at Vienna.

Example Sentences

The company, which is headquartered in Prague, makes armed vehicles, defense electronics, ammunition and advanced defense systems.

From The Wall Street Journal

The game in Prague started with a minute's silence for the victims of Sunday's train crash in Spain that left 43 dead.

From Barron's

"This morning Marc said that he is going to Girona," Flick told a news conference ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash at Slavia Prague.

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In fact, he had scored for his club side Bohemians against local rival Dukla Prague in the same manner just a month earlier.

From BBC

Prague airport came to a virtual standstill, with firefighters having to de-ice the runways.

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