Žižka
[ Czech zhish-kah ]
/ Czech ˈʒɪʃ kɑ /
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noun
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/, c1370–1424, Bohemian Hussite military leader.
German Ziska.
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Examples from the Web for zizka
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