Czech

noun

1
: a native or inhabitant of western Czechoslovakia (Bohemia or Moravia) or the Czech Republic
2
: the Slavic language of the Czechs
3
: a native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia
Czech adjective
Czechish adjective

Examples of Czech in a Sentence

the customs of the Czechs He learned to speak Czech.
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Most recently, in the Czech Republic, a group of beavers broke the internet by building a fully functional dam over a river south of Prague in just days. Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 The two-part project is slated to be completed by the end of the year and has already been pre-sold to FTV Prima in the Czech Republic. Jamie Lang, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025 In the 2010 World Cup final in the Czech Republic, the U.S. faced the home team in the gold-medal game, and the Americans couldn’t quite shake off the Czechs. Sean Gregory, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025 Studies were conducted in the US and Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, China, the Czech Republic, France, Norway, and Switzerland. New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Czech

Word History

Etymology

Czech Čech

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Czech was in 1841

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“Czech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Czech. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

Czech

noun
1
: a person born or living in western Czechoslovakia (including Bohemia and Moravia) or the Czech Republic
2
: the Slavic language of the Czechs
Czech adjective
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