Žižka
[ Czech zhish-kah ]
/ Czech ˈʒɪʃ kɑ /
noun
Jan [yahn], /yɑn/, c1370–1424, Bohemian Hussite military leader.
QUIZZES
BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!
Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
German Ziska.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for Žižka
The Zizkov was held by Zizka and his Taborites, who had thrown up slight fortifications.
The Story of Prague|Count Francis LtzowZizkov, which stands on the spot where Zizka won his famous victory, was entirely built in the nineteenth century.
The Story of Prague|Count Francis LtzowZizka had established in his camp that purity of morals which the Maid was endeavouring to introduce among the Armagnacs.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France